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