I made this cocktail for this year’s World Class competition. One of my favorite original cocktails I’ve made without a doubt. Glad it got me into top U.S 50 for this year’s World Class! Prompt for this round was to create a meal-paired aperitif cocktail and this is what I came up with. In a loose way, I think of it as a sort of negroni smash. Cheers!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz Taneueray No. 10
- ½ oz Cocchi Americano
- ½ oz Aperol
- ¾ oz Lemon Juice
- ½ oz Simple Syrup 1:1
Garnish
- 4 Basil Leaves
- 2 Cucumber Slices 1/4 inch
- 3 Cherry Tomatoes halved
Instructions
- Add (in order) basil, tomatoes, cucumber, syrup, and lemon juice to a shaker tin.
- Muddle ingredients just until cucumber is broken up.
- Make sure not to bruise basil.
- Add Aperol, Cocchi Americano, and Tanqueray No. 10 to the shaker tin.
- Add ice, shake for 10 seconds.
- Double strain cocktail into a collins glass.
- Add draft ice to the glass.
Garnish
- healthy sprig of fresh basil.
- Cheers!
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