The Amelia cocktail from Employees Only combines fruity and floral notes in a bright and elegant sipper. Here’s how to make it.
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The Amelia cocktail is one of the signature drink at Employees Only and features in Speakeasy: Classic Cocktails Reimagined, by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric. Named after Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, the Amelia cocktail is often described as a sequel to the Cosmopolitan. The vodka-based drink brings together the floral notes of elderflower liqueur with blackberries into an elegant and bright sipping drink.
Amelia Cocktail Recipe
Adapted from the original recipe by Employees Only
For the Cocktail
- 45ml vodka
- 30 ml St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- 20 ml blackberry purée*
- 20 ml lemon juice
*For the Blackberry Purée
- 1 cup blackberries
- 2 tablespoons castor sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
Glass: coupe
Garnish: mint sprig
Method
In a cocktail shaker, add vodka, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, blackberry purée and lemon juice over ice and shake hard until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Slap the fresh mint sprig between your palms to release the oils and use as garnish.
*For the blackberry purée, add the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or use as is, depending on preference.
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