Gin and Aperol stirred over muddled cucumber: a dry, pale-orange aperitif where cool cucumber takes the place vermouth would hold in a Negroni-style drink.
Category: Popular
Glass: Wine glass
ABV: 27%
Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
Gin67.5 ml (2.3 oz)
Aperol22 ml (0.7 oz)
Cucumber2 piece
How to Make It
Gently muddle the cucumber slices in a mixing glass.
Add the gin, Aperol and ice, and stir until well chilled.
Fine-strain into a chilled small wine glass.
Express a lemon peel over the drink and discard or drop it in.
Garnish
Lemon peel
The Story
Created in 2006 at Milk & Honey in New York by bartenders Michael McIlroy and Richard Boccato.
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