CHINA GIRL COCKTAIL

More than 35,000 of these cocktails have been sold at Wellington’s Dragonfly restaurant since it opened in 2012.

75ml black doris plum purée

(instructions below) lemon wedge caster sugar

30ml vanilla vodka

15ml Koakoa limoncello

To make the black doris plum purée, drain and de-pip a tin of black doris plums and blend half of the plum flesh and syrup until it reaches a smooth consistency. Run the lemon wedge around the rim of a martini glass and then rim with caster sugar.

In a boston shaker, add vanilla vodka, limoncello and the purée.

Top with ice and shake thoroughly. Strain into the martini glass.

Makes: 1 cocktail