DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a Crimes of Passion cocktail

15-Jun-2023 - Last updated on 15-Jun-2023 at 10:04 GMT

In this week’s Drinks Masterclass, London-based multiple operator Little Door & Co’s operations manager, William Russell, shares how to make the company’s Crimes of Passions cocktail.

Featuring a lightly toasted marshmallow garnish and strawberry infused vodka, the cocktail offers fruity and exotic flavours topped with prosecco.

Russell described the serve, which Little Door sells around 1,100 of across its four sites per month, as “fairly simple” to recreate as it uses “only a few ingredients”.

Correct aroma

Moreover, the firm, which was a finalist in the 2023 Publican Awards Best New Site category, estimated each cocktail costs some £2.15 and retails at £11.25 per serve, providing operators a profit margin in excess of 400%.

However, the operations manager advised the trick to mastering this cocktail was to “ensure you have enough infused vodka” and “over infuse” this as it can always be diluted down.

To create the strawberry infused spirit, steep strawberries a bottle of vodka for a minimum of seven days. Store in a sterilised bottle and use as needed.

Another tip from Russell was to “lightly toast the marshmallow for the correct aroma”.

Twists on classics

He added: “[Offering cocktails like this] adds more interest and extra value to your brand.

“They also allow bartenders to showcase their creativity when menus are being put together.

“We name our cocktails after movie collections and try to make twists on classics which are fun, playful and nostalgic.”

Let's get into it...

Equipment required:

Fine strainer
Cocktail shaker
Wine glass
Skewer for garnish
Butane torch

Ingredients:

50ml Strawberry infused vodka
50ml Passionfruit puree
10ml Lime juice
5ml vanilla syrup
25ml Passoa
25ml Prosecco
1 Large marshmallow
Cubed ice

Method:

Add the vodka, possionfruit puree, lime juice, vanilla syrup and passoa to a cocktail mixer filled with ice and shake
Fine strain into a wine glass filled with cubed ice
Top up with prosecco
Lightly toast marshmallow on a skewer
Garnish with toasted marshmallow on skewer and serve

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