La Royale
I interrupt your Fall/brown cocktails for a Very Pink Drink. No fear— in case you still need a reminder of the falling leaves, I have some dried roses in the shot (though they look a bit sadder in the picture than in real life, haha).
The reason for the VPD today is to highlight these gorgeous pink coupes that The Wine Savant (@thewinesavant) so kindly sent me. I’ve added the link to my bio if you want to get them for yourself!
The build is a gin sour riff, splitting the base with some unaged aquavit, allowing more herbal flavors to come in and pair with the classic strawberry+ rhubarb combo. This provided a perfect backdrop to bring in some fresh basil. The Aperol makes those fruity notes sing and the Peychaud’s draws a welcome anise note forward from the aquavit and basil.
Recipe
1.25oz London dry gin
0.5oz unaged aquavit (@nordenaquavit, gifted)
0.5oz Aperol (@aperolusa)
0.5oz rhubarb liqueur (homemade)
+/- barspoon simple (depending on taste)
0.75oz lemon/lime juice split
2 dashes Paychaud’s bitters
4 basil leaves
1 large egg white
Slap basil and combine with remaining ingredients. Dry shake, add ice, shake until chilled, fine strain into glass and garnish with strawberry flower (@onedrinkaday) and fresh basil. Cheers!!