About
This cocktail was created by Jojo Colona (@jojocolona) at Attaboy in New York City in 2023 as a riff on the Saturn. It keeps the gin, passionfruit, lemon, and falernum structure of the classic, but swaps the orgeat for banana liqueur and adds mint, with a float of Angostura bitters over the top. I originally made it from the recipe published on the Bartender’s Choice app, which lists lime juice, but after I posted it Jojo reached out to let me know it was actually supposed to be lemon. So, naturally, I had to make it again with the correct citrus. Both versions are great, but the lemon really sends home the Saturn aspect of it.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1½ oz · 45 mlgin
- ½ oz · 15 mlbanana liqueur
- ¼ oz · 7.5 mlfalernum
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlfresh lemon juice
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlpassionfruit syrup
- 8mint leaves
- Angostura bitters, to float
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients except Angostura bitters to a glass.
- 2
Fill about two-thirds with crushed or pebble ice.
- 3
Swizzle until chilled.
- 4
Top with more crushed or pebble ice.
- 5
Float Angostura bitters over the surface.
- 6
Garnish with a mint bouquet.
anatomyofadrink.com/cocktails/banana-planet