Lullaby of Uncle Magritte: A French 75 inspired gin cocktail with jackfruit, acacia honey, and a crisp sparkling finish

Oct 23, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Mar 19

A vibrant yellow cocktail served in a stemmed glass with a tall, serrated green leaf garnish attached to the stem. The drink is presented on a dark wooden table alongside fresh jackfruit slices and a small glass jar of honey with a wooden dipper.

A gin-based cocktail, elegant, aromatic, and lightly sparkling. This serve is a French 75 riff built around tropical jackfruit notes, floral acacia honey, and a subtle herbal lift from Drambuie, finished with Prosecco for a crisp, celebratory texture. The inspiration comes from Michael Cheval’s surreal tribute, Lullaby of Uncle Magritte, where dreamy calm meets bright, celebratory contrast.

Flavour profile

Tropical, crisp, honeyed, citrus-bright, lightly herbal, gently fizzy.

Tools

Boston shaker
Jigger
Hawthorne strainer plus fine strainer
Barspoon
Chilled flute (or wine flute)

Ingredients (serves 1)

1.5 oz (45 ml) jackfruit gin*
1 barspoon (5 ml) Drambuie
1/3 oz (10 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz (15 ml) rich acacia honey syrup*
2 drops saline solution*
1.5 oz (45 ml) Prosecco, well chilled

Garnish: pandan leafGlass: flute (170 to 190 ml)Technique: shake, fine strain, top with Prosecco

*Homemade ingredients: for prep specs and batch logic, place these components under Recipes and Homemade so the build stays repeatable in service.

Procedure

Chill the flute. A cold glass matters here because the drink is small and the carbonation is delicate
Add ice to the shaker, then add jackfruit gin, Drambuie, lemon juice, honey syrup, and saline
Shake hard for about 5 seconds, just to chill and integrate without over diluting
Fine strain into the chilled flute, leaving room to finish sparkling
Gently add the Prosecco to preserve carbonation. If you want precision, weigh it as 45 g
Integrate with one gentle lift using a barspoon, avoid aggressive stirring because it kills the fizz
Garnish with a pandan leaf, lightly slap it first to release aroma

Service notes for consistency

If your jackfruit gin varies in sweetness, adjust honey syrup by 2.5 to 5 ml rather than touching the Prosecco volume
If the drink reads too rich, increase lemon to 12.5 ml before reducing honey. This keeps the profile bright without thinning mouthfeel
Keep Prosecco extremely cold and opened as late as possible. Warm sparkling wine collapses the texture fast