Blue Orange cocktail
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Ice a glass. Use large ice cubes if you have some; the ice is not consumed here, it’s used to cool the drink and keep it ice-cold while it’s drunk.
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Half a teaspoon of salt. I prefer coarse salt, or possibly fleur de sel if I have some to spare.
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One teaspoon of granulated sugar. Simple syrup can also work.
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Half a shot lime juice.
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One shot Cointreau. I say one shot because it’s fairly easy to remember and make with a standard jigger but really the drink benefits from a bit less Cointreu, so you can do instead: half a shot Cointreau and a quarter shot overproof rum agricole.
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Half a shot orange blossom water. Again this is the “easy” measure, but it should be a bit less than the lime to not be overpowering.
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Top with soda water. Or still, as one likes.
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Stir once. You want to lightly distribute the flavours but not homogenise.
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Garnish with violet flowers. Or mint, that works too.
Drink from the top down (no straws). If you use a straw you’ll get the salt immediately, but you don’t want that until the end, as the cocktail’s final note.