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Damson Days
Cocktails and recipes from a London garden

Damson Days - Page 2 of 2 - Cocktails and recipes from a London garden

Damson Days
Cocktails and recipes from a London garden
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53 Breeze cocktail in a glass

53 Breeze

A long, refreshing cocktail with a hint of herbaceous bitterness. This is…
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Bottle of spiced damson vodka

Spiced damson vodka

This vodka is actually pretty similar to the damson gin and can…
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Glass of Damsonora 52 cocktail

Damsondora 52 – damson and ginger highball cocktail

A variation of the Floradora, which is a fruity and easy going…
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Jar of damsons soaking in red wine and brandy

Damson port: the most delicious use for left over damsons from gin making

If you make a big batch of damson gin (in a good…
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Glass of Damson Manhattan

Damson Manhattan

This is a nice sipping drink of a dark evening, and one…
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Old man grimacing and hating a bitter red drink

Why do some of us enjoy bitter drinks?

It’s not a pretty adjective, is it? Associated with an unpleasant taste,…
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Bottle and glass of damson vermouth

Damson Vermouth

This is a medium sweet red vermouth, great for sipping with a…
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Damson Amaro: first attempt

A recipe for a home-made red bitter amaro infused with damsons (a digestivo or digestif after dinner liquer). Flavoured with gentian, wormwood, angelica, bay, fennel, coriander, star anise, cardamom, clove, rosemary.
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Two glasses of Bay 51 cocktail

Bay 51

An attempt at a sophisticated cocktail with apple and bay I created…
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Bottles of damson gin

Making the annual damson gin

This is the crowd pleaser recipe, and has developed a following among…
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