Damsondora 52 – damson and ginger highball cocktail

A variation of the Floradora, which is a fruity and easy going highball cocktail mixing gin, lime, raspberry (creme de framboise or raspberry syrup) and ginger beer, named after Florodora Girls, and Edwardian-era musical comedy in London and Broadway. In this one I replace the raspberry with damson, add some almond orgeat and cardamom whose flavours are a classic match with the damson. And then I mix in the idea of the London Calling, a contemporary London cocktail that has gin, sherry, lemon, by adding the nutty complexity of some fino sherry.