Basil’s Bite

    Muddle the basil leaves in a cocktail shaker. Add the other ingredients and ice, and shake. Double-strain into a cocktail glass. Basil leaf garnish.

    Origin: Eric Alperin

    BitterHerbaceousPreprandial

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    • ¾ oz Aperol
    • ¾ oz bianco vermouth
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    Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Orange peel garnish.

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    Archangel
    • 2 ¼ oz gin
    • ¾ oz Aperol
    • 4 slices cucumber

    Muddle the cucumber in a cocktail shaker. Add the other ingredients and ice, and stir. Double-strain into a cocktail glass. Lemon peel garnish.

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    • 1 ½ oz gin
    • ½ oz Aperol
    • 1 oz lime juice
    • ⅓ oz simple syrup
    • 5 quarter-inch cucumber wheels
    • tonic water

    Muddle the cucumber in a cocktail shaker. Add the other ingredients (except for the tonic) and ice, and shake. Double-strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with tonic water. Cucumber wheel garnish.

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