Aperitif

Kir Moderne

0.25 oz. creme de cassis 5 oz. dry white wine, chilled Directions: Pour the creme de cassis into a wine glass and top with the wine. Backlog. If I were French I would down this stuff on the daily. Imagine if you will a shandy/radler but better and with wine instead.

The Monaco

0.75 oz. fresh lemon juice 0.25 oz. Grenadine 8 oz. beer (dark ale or pilsner), chilled Directions: In a Collins glass filled with ice, combine the lemon juice and Grenadine. Top with the beer. Backlog. Easy drinkin’ take on a shandy really. Good stuff.

La Premiere

1.5 oz. Bonal Gentiane-Quina 1.5 oz. blanc vermouth 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters Soda water Lemon peel Directions: In a lowball glass filled with ice, combine the Bonal, vermouth, and bitters. Top with a splash of soda water, stir gently, and finish with the lemon peel. Backlog. lovely aperitif as far as I remember.

Mai

2 oz. fresh citrus juice 2 oz. Lillet Blanc 3 or 4 dashes Angostura bitters Sparkling water, chilled 1 fresh bay leaf Directions: In an ice-filled lowball wineglass, combine the citrus juice, Lillet, and bitters. Stir to combine, then top with sparkling water and the bay leaf. Backlog. I think I used lime juice andContinue reading “Mai”

AM/PM Sherry

1.5 oz. dry, light sherry (fino or manzanilla) 1 oz. Lillet blanc 0.5 oz. fresh grapefruit juice 0.5 oz. simple syrup 3 oz. Angostura bitters Soda water Grapefruit peel Directions: In a shaker filled with ice, combine the sherry, Lillet Blanc, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and bitters. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filledContinue reading “AM/PM Sherry”

This book is half aperitif cocktails and half aperitif snacks. I’ve enjoyed the drinks and snack I’ve made in this book very much, but haven’t made a ton of either. The drinks tend to call for more niche ingredients and it’s not often I make snacks. AM/PM Sherry Mai La Premiere The Monaco Kir ModerneContinue reading “Aperitif”