Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin
- 1 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1/2 oz Suze Saveur d’Autrefois
Stirr all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled double rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Tag: lillet blanc
Vesper
“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”
–Casino Royale, Chapter 7
Ingredients:
- 3 oz Gin
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
- Thin lemon twist
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients well with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Manzañilla Sylvestre
This refreshing cocktail hails from Mezcalito in San Francisco.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Mezcal
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1/2 oz citrus chamomile tea syrup
- lemon twist
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice then double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Citrus- Chamomile Syrup:
Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup hot water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce quickly and let simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and add 1-2 bags of citrus chamomile tea. Allow to steep at room temperature for 24 hours. Remove tea bags and store syrup in the fridge when not in use.
Source: Adapted from “Mezcal” by Emma Janzen
Pink Negroni
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 3 dashes Scrappy’s Grapefruit Bitters
- Grapefruit twist for garnish
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Source: A Green Hour Original
Du Barry
One of history’s most famous mistresses inspired this bold cocktail. Don’t let it’s daintiness fool you…
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz French vermouth
- 1 tsp Pernod
- Dash Angostura bitters
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients in a ice filled glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Source: Let’s Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition