Recipe: Sakura Lokum

Zodiac’s Nick makes the Sakura Lokum, a Japanese Far East meets Turkish Middle East play on Turkish Delight.

Ingredients

- 30 mls Roku Cherry Blossom Gin

- 30 mls Kokoro Cherry Blossom Liqueur

- 15 mls rose water

- Icing/confectioners sugar for rim

- Lime wedge

Method

- Chill a tumbler glass in the fridge, then apply a rim of lime juice from the fresh wedge, extending an inch down the outside of the glass.

- Combine the Roku Gin, cherry blossom liqueur and rose water in a mixing jug, add ice, and stir down.

- Add a single large ice rock to the tumbler and strain the cocktail into the glass.

- Garnish with fresh (Cherry) blossom; the finished cocktail is served.

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Liam Stretch