Nicobar cocktail club: Full moon martini
Perch has been our haunt for a while now (here’s testament to that), and we enlisted their help to create a cocktail that’s as easy on the eyes as it is on your palate. Perch’s bartender Tankha sculpted, mixed, and poured (and then we sipped). We fused our love for both the moon and the martini to concoct a drink that’s tart, pearlescent, fairly intense, and perfect for sipping as you moon-gaze tonight.
The full moon martini
You’ll need:
60 ml of your favourite gin
A splash of orange blossom syrup
30 ml of freshly squeezed lime juice
One egg white
Ice, and lots of it
A mould to create a milky white orb, which you can find here
Cold water, milk, and cream in equal parts for your orb (freeze this in your mould)
Thinly sliced dehydrated orange + an expertly shaved orange peel to garnish
Directions:
Fill a shaker with ice, add the lime juice, orange blossom syrup, and the gin. Shake really well. Get rid of the ice, add the egg white to the shaker, and give it all a quick dry shake so the egg white froths. Place the orb in a coupe, and double strain the mix over the orb. Sip at leisure.