Tonka bean sour

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The Modern Pantry's bartender, Jonathan Benoliel, uses the celebrated tonka bean - similar in flavour to vanilla - to make an elegant, innovative cocktail.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Cocktail

Garnish

Equipment

  • Rocks glass

Method

1
Add enough ice cubes to a shaker to come half way up. Pour over the whisky, infused Grand Mariner, gomme, lemon juice, the egg white and half the bitters (5 drops)
2
Shake for 30 seconds and pour all the contents, including the ice, into a rocks glass or low ball glass
3
Garnish with the grated tonka bean on top, a few drops of the remaining bitters and the date
First published in 2015

Whether you call it 'fusion', 'global' or 'basically indescribable' is beside the point; Anna Hansen's food is without a doubt fresh and adventurous - you might even call it modern.

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