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
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.”
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.
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.”