Gin Blossom

Julie Reiner · Clover Club"Eau-de-vie can be a challenging spirit to work with," says Julie Reiner, who owns Manhattan's Flatiron Lounge and the Clover Club in Brooklyn. "It can add a lot of depth to cocktails, but it's also very intense, so I like to pair it with other aromatic spirits." In this fragrant, crystal-clear cocktail, Reiner matches apricot eau-de-vie with juniper-scented gin. More Gin Cocktails

Yield:
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Ingredients

  • 1 lemon twist

  • Ice

  • ¾ ounce Martini Bianco vermouth (see Note)

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • ¾ ounce apricot eau-de-vie

  • 1 ½ ounces Plymouth gin

Directions

  1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add the gin, eau-de-vie, vermouth and bitters and stir well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the lemon twist.

Notes

Martini Bianco is a slightly sweet, vanilla-flavored vermouth, not to be confused with extra-dry vermouth.

Originally appeared: June 2008

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