Cornish Recipes > Mahogany Drink

How to make mahogany drink:
Mahogany has traditionally been associated with fishermen and was probably a celebratory drink after a successful catch. A strange combination that is probably too sweet for today's tastes but was probably necessary at the time to counteract the 'roughness' of the local gin.



Ingredients

gin
treacle
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Mix together 2 parts gin to one part treacle.


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