Raspberry & Pistachio Collins
Paired with Chef Amanda Fritag’s Beet Salad with Pistachio Vinaigrette
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Hendrick’s Gin
3/4 oz Pistachio cordial*
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
4 fresh raspberries
2 oz soda water
Instructions
Muddle (gently mash) raspberries then combine ingredients in cocktail shaker (except soda water)
Add ice and shake well
Strain over fresh ice in a tall glass
Top with soda water
Garnish with a slice of cucumber
Pistachio Cordial - Instructions (makes 8 oz)
- Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a pan. Bring to a low simmer and stir for a few minutes until sugar has fully dissolved.
- In a blender place 1/2 cup unsalted, roasted pistachios and add the sugar water
- (Optional – add 1 drop of rosewater)
- Blend for 30 seconds and allow to sit for 2 minutes
- Strain out solids and collect cordial
- Keep refrigerated until ready to use
EQUIPMENT
Cocktail shaker
Ice
Charlotte Voisey
Charlotte Voisey is one of the most respected spirits educators and mixologists in the World.