THE WISDOM OF SAGE

Bring the bar to your abode with this blackberry, gin and sage cocktail recipe

For the ideal weekend drop, look no further than this refreshing cocktail recipe from Princes Wharf’s Coley & Punch. Christened the ‘The Wisdom of Sage’, this recipe combines Lighthouse gin, blackberry liqueur, fresh sage and a citrusy punch of grapefruit and lime. Simple yet quietly impressive, this cocktail is easy accomplished by both amateur bartenders and experts alike.

The Wisdom of Sage cocktail recipe
Serves 1

Ingredients:
20ml fresh grapefruit juice
20ml fresh lime juice
15ml blackberry liqueur
1x heaped bar spoon of blackberry jam
15x fresh sage leaves
1 egg white
5ml Laphroaig 10
60ml Lighthouse gin

Method:
1. Add all ingredients to shaker and dry shake to emulsify the egg. Add ice and shake vigorously.
2. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Finish with grapefruit zest, 2 fresh sage leaves and freeze-dried blackberries.

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