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The Aperitivo
Recipe adapted from Matt Hanson and Nick Africano, Tertulia, New York City
Yield: 1 drink
Cook Time:
5 minutes
- INGREDIENTS
8 to 9 fresh rosemary leaves
1 dash lavender bitters
Ice
1½ ounces Perruchi dry (white) vermouth
1 ounce manzanilla sherry (such as La Gintana)
1 dash orange bitters
One 3-inch swatch of orange peel
Soda
DIRECTIONS
In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the rosemary leaves with the lavender bitters. Fill the glass with ice. Add the vermouth, sherry and orange bitters, then fill to the rim with soda and stir gently. Twist the orange peel over the surface of the drink to express the oils, then drop the peel into the cocktail and serve.
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