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"At the Two-Starred restaurant inside Hotel Café Royal I tasted an Aszú Sour that replaces simple syrup with Tokaji Aszú, where the lime juice tempers the fattiness of dishes like Alex Dilling’s marinated sardine roll (filled with green radish, cucumber, shiso and basil). The contrast between the cocktail’s acidity and the wine’s stone-fruit, honeyed notes makes the pairing sing and highlights the chef’s modernised take on traditional French fare." - Lane Nieset