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Caer Maiko, DrinkWell, Austin

Paperback Romance cocktail recipe

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Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything with ice.
  2. 2Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice and garnish with an orange twist and a blackberry.
Glass
Collins
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Orange twist and blackberry

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

Fresh juice

Grapefruit Juice

Yield
About 6 oz per grapefruit
Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh grapefruit

Method

  1. 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

About the Paperback Romance

Paperback Romance is a sour made with pisco, lemon juice and grapefruit juice, created by Caer Maiko at DrinkWell.

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