Rose Aperol
绯罗
Rose and grapefruit bittersweet florals, gin just for backbone, tonic lifting everything upward.
- Base
- Gin
- Strength
- Light
- Glass
- Stemmed balloon glass
- Time
- 5 min
Floral · Fruity · Bitter · Refreshing
Shake one for your mood
First poured for a guest who was feeling “Romantic”
Why this one
Tonight calls for slow sipping and slow conversation. The colour catches like sunset, the bitterness keeps it dry, and the rose oil stays on the rim so every sip smells like flowers—right for two people taking their time.
Tools
- Shaker
- Jigger
- Bar spoon · No? Use Long spoon
- Hawthorne strainer
Ingredients
- 20 mlDry gin
- 15 mlAperol
- 10 mlRose syrup
- 30 mlFresh pink grapefruit juice
- to topTonic water
- 1 sliceGrapefruit peel
Method
Add gin, Aperol, rose syrup, and grapefruit juice to the shaker.
Fill with cracked ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.
Place one large ice sphere in the stemmed glass.
Chill the glass first if you have time
Double strain over the ice sphere.
Top with tonic water and give one gentle stir.
Express the grapefruit peel over the rim, pith side up, and perch it on the glass.
