Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
Orange-y, herbal-y, as bittersweet as a lost love
From juicy orange, to fragrant herbs, to bittersweet zest, the flavors of this apéritif make for sonorous spritzes and no-nonsense Negronis.
42 Proof • 21% ALC/VOL
Available in 750ml and 1L
The Oliver
Like bittersweet herbs but find the Negroni too bitter, sweet or herbaceous? Some simple swaps provide a gentler cocktail with the same unique character of Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif.
1 oz Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
1 ½ oz Prairie Organic® Vodka
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
Lemon peel and green olives for garnish, optional
Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peels and olives.
Paper Plane
A riff on a Last Word (itself a riff on a Corpse Reviver), the Paper Plane is simultaneously bitter, sour and stuffed with the herbal notes of Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif.
¾ oz Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
¾ oz bourbon
¾ oz amaro
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with paper plane.
Jez sez:
“That is, in fact, not a tiny paper plane garnish but is simply a gigantic glass.”
Negroni
The unique flavor of Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif is the key to unlocking this bitter, sweet, refined cocktail.
1 oz Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
1 oz Prairie Organic® Gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
Orange peel, optional
Add all ingredients to a glass with ice and stir. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with orange peel and serve.
Jez sez:
“Someday I will have to share with you the non-alcoholic version my ex-wife insisted I create. I call it the Phony Baloney Alimony Negroni.”
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