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
Negroni Sbagliato
This happy accident keeps the bitter, herbal bite of Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif, but swaps in bubbles instead of gin, creating a lighter, brighter cocktail.
1 ½ oz Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
1 ½ oz sweet vermouth
1 ½ oz Prosecco or sparkling wine
Orange twist for garnish, optional
Add Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif and vermouth into mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into flute. Top with Prosecco and stir. Garnish with orange twist.
Jez sez:
“The first time someone ordered this from me I thought they had sneezed. So, I gave them a regular Negroni and a box of tissues. It’s like I always say: Oops!”
Jungle Bird
An intensely complex Tiki drink, the Jungle Bird combines common tropical flavors like dark rum and pineapple with the unique herbaceousness of Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif.
1 oz Leroux® Bitter Orange Apéritif
1 ½ oz Trader Vic’s® Dark Rum
1 oz pineapple juice
½ oz lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
Pineapple fronds for garnish, optional
Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass with ice.
Jez sez:
“I like to think that if I were a jungle bird, I would be a cassowary on account of the lack of a keel on my sternum and my general flightlessness.”
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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