Topping is pleasant tasting quite strong cocktail at 1.1 standard drinks. Shaken with 15ml gin sloe plymouth and 15ml vermouth dry with 30ml creme de violette as well as 10ml violet syrup monin including 100ml ice and best with lunch. Just add ice to shaker then add all ingredients to shaker and shake well. Strain into glass and served in a saucer glass cold.