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Strawberry Contessa

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A gin-led sour with bittersweet amaro, honey and lemon, with muddled strawberry adding ripe fruit. The black pepper and aged vinegar finish gives the sweetness a sharp, savoury edge.

Similar names: Brazilian Contessa, Contessa, Mexican Contessa, South Pacific Contessa

Method
Shaken
Glass
coupe
Difficulty
Medium
Flavor Profile
Bitter
Fruity
Herbal
Sour
Sweet

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/5
60 ml
black peppercorn infused
muddled
15 ml
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

Instructions

  1. Chill a coupe. Hull the strawberry, cut it into quarters and muddle it in the bottom of a shaker.
  2. Add the gin, amaro, honey syrup and lemon juice, then fill the shaker with ice.
  3. Shake hard until well chilled.
  4. Fine strain into the chilled coupe.
  5. Finish with a few turns of black pepper from a mill, then mist the surface from an atomizer with aged Pedro Ximénez sherry vinegar or a high-grade balsamic.

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