Aperitivo Julep

A riff on the Mint Julep →

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz
    dry vermouthDolin
  • ¾ oz
    Amaro CioCiaro
  • 1 tsp
    peach liqueurMassenez crème de pêche
Garnish: mint bouquet

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Put all the ingredients in a julep tin.

  2. 2.

    Fill the tin halfway with crushed ice.

  3. 3.

    Stir with a teaspoon, churning the ice as you go, for about 10 seconds, holding the tin by the rim so the entire tin eventually frosts up.

  4. 4.

    Add more crushed ice to fill the tin two-thirds full and stir until the tin is completely frosted.

  5. 5.

    Add more ice to form a cone above the rim.

  6. 6.

    Garnish with the mint bouquet in the center of the ice and serve with a straw.

Notes

Bartender's notes This is basically a big glass of vermouth, but the amaro makes it seem more complex than it is. Peach and amaro get along famously.
Taggedsummerrefreshing

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Recipe by Alex Day · Adapted from Death & Co