It’s not surprising that liquor stores are up like 35% in sales during the pandemic. This has been a crazy year.
There have been many beers shared in the KK household over the last 8 months after a stressful day.
My drink of choice is usually seasonal – is there anything better than a cold, hoppy beer on a hot summer afternoon? Or a glass of red wine on a chilly winter night by the fire? But I have a problem that I’ve shared before: I don’t have a go-to cocktail.
And while I don’t have a cocktail, I believe I have found my spirit (animal): Aperol. First, I single-handedly kept Aperol afloat with all of the Spritzes I consumed this summer. Then, during the summer storm that took down half the trees in our yard, right after the power went out, we tried a new Aperol drink: Intro to Aperol. GUYS, this drink is amazing!
Intro to Aperol
Let’s start with how gorgeous the color of this drink is. A vibrant not-quite-red but more of an orangey-pink.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Aperol
- 1 ounce London Dry gin (we used Tanqueray)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- Garnish: orange twist
Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker 2/3 full with ice. Add Aperol, gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters. Shake until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with orange twist.
Then start making another round because these beauties go down SMOOTHLY and you’ll need another in no time. (I mean, these craft cocktails are so small, am I right?)
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