Fersk Cocktail

2 servings

5 minutes

Also a totally summery option - sorrel, currant leaf, and lemon. It will take a couple of hours to make the cordial. Recipe by Igor Demkin, head bartender at Björn restaurant.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 614.5
• Proteins: 1.7g
• Fats: 0.3g
• Carbohydrates: 70.3g

Ingredients

• Gin: 30 ml
• Vodka: 250 ml
• Sugar: 120 g
• Lemon juice: 250 ml
• Lemon zest: 3 pc
• Blackcurrant leaves: 25 g
• Sorrel: 20 g
• Water: 400 ml
• Sugar syrup: 15 ml

Cooking steps

1. First, prepare a cordial from lemon. Mix vodka, 100 grams of sugar, lemon juice, and zest in a large zip-lock bag. Submerge the bag in a water bath heated to 57 degrees for 2 hours. Stir the contents of the bag halfway through to ensure the sugar dissolves.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vodka: 250 ml
   • Sugar: 120 g
   • Lemon juice: 250 ml
   • Lemon zest: 3 pieces

2. Next, prepare a puree from currants and sorrel. Put currant leaves, sorrel, 20 grams of sugar, and water in a blender. Blend at high speed and strain through a filter.

   Required ingredients:

   • Blackcurrant leaves: 25 g
   • Sorrel: 20 g
   • Sugar: 120 g
   • Water: 400 ml

3. Mix 15 ml of lemon cordial, gin, sugar syrup, and 70 ml of puree, gently stir and pour into an icy cocktail glass.

   Required ingredients:

   • Gin: 30 ml
   • Sugar syrup: 15 ml
   • Lemon juice: 250 ml

4. To serve.