Citrus Dreaming (Aperol Negroni)

Name: Citrus Dreaming (Aperol Negroni)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Stonecutter Spirits Single Barrel Gin (2 ounces); 1 1/2 tablespoons Aperol (3/4 ounce); 1 tablespoon sweet vermouth (1/2 ounce); 1 tablespoon dry vermouth (1/2 ounce); Absinthe, for rinsing; Orange peel and fresh cranberry, for topping

Recipe photo courtesy of Mike Krautter

Rinsing the glass with absinthe before filling adds a pleasant anise-flavored note to this gin, vermouth, and Aperol cocktail from Sas Stewart of Stonecutter Spirits

5 mins 5 mins Makes 1

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

1/4 cup Stonecutter Spirits Single Barrel Gin (2 ounces)
1 1/2 tablespoons Aperol (3/4 ounce)
1 tablespoon sweet vermouth (1/2 ounce)
1 tablespoon dry vermouth (1/2 ounce)
Absinthe, for rinsing
Orange peel and fresh cranberry, for topping

Directions

1. Stir together gin, Aperol, and sweet and dry vermouth with ice in a cocktail shaker for 8 to 12 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass rinsed with absinthe. Top with a skewered orange peel and fresh cranberry.