Dry and Golden

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This drink may look like a brown, bitter and strong Whiskey drink, but it is actually gin based and dry. This cocktail is a nice summer sipper that would be a great aperitif before a meal to open up your appetite, and would pair nicely with cheese and crackers. 

Dry and Golden recipe:

  • 1.5 oz Gin (use London Dry style, like Beefeater)

  • .75 oz Lillet Blanc

  • .25 oz Bitter Truth EXR

  • Barspoon Benedictine

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • 1 dash salt tincture (1:1 salt to water)

  • Garnish: lemon peel 

Add your ingredients to a mixing glass and add ice. Stir until properly diluted and cold. Pour into a chilled glass and add the garnish.

Substitutions:

Bitter Truth EXR: Ramazzotti Amaro can be used here. Other Amari can  be used as well, like Nardini, Averna or Lucano. I have only tried with Ramazzotti though, which is very common and affordable. 

Lillet Blanc: Cocchi Americano can be used. Dolin Blanc can also be used in a pinch, but won't be as floral or citrus forward as it would be using Lillet.