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Bittersweet Symphony (Gin and Aperol Cocktail)

By Gary Regan

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Photo of several glasses of a riff on the classic cocktail Bittersweet Symphony with a lemon.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

Cocktails are often referred to as “symphonies in a glass,” and this one from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, bar manager of Clyde Common, in Portland, Oregon, is, indeed, bittersweet. Jeffrey's creative juices rise well above sea level in this relatively simple riff on the Negroni.

Ingredients

1 ½ ounces London dry gin
3⁄4 ounce Punt e Mes
3⁄4 ounce Aperol
Garnish: 1 generous lemon twist

Preparation

  1. Stir all the ingredients with cracked ice in a mixing glass, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

The Negroni book cover with photo of stemmed cocktail glass on a black table.
Reprinted with permission from The Negroni Copyright 2013, 2015 by Gary Regan. Photographs © 2015 by Kelly Puleio. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAperitifAperolAmaroLiqueurGin5 Ingredients or FewerQuickEasyCookbooks

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