There is an immediate hint of herbs and orange as you tackle this cocktail. A really soft and smooth drinking pleasure there is a great deal to discover within both the gin and vermouth. Well worth taking yourself into a quiet room, sit by the fire, put you feet up and enjoy.
This cocktail celebrates our great friend Ally’s relationship with Panza - which is based upon Ally telling him off when he gets out of hand (which happens quite a lot). It was developed during a Skype ‘virtual happy hour’ and offers a deep brown hue with lots of orange and a slightly bitter aftertaste which lingers nicely on the palate.
Method:
- Dribble the bitter orange drops into a cocktail shaker and run the liquid around the glass.
- Fill the shaker half way with crushed ice
- Pour the orange syrup, gin and vermouth over the crushed ice and shake.
- Serve into a chilled glass
- Drop in a small amount of orange zest and let it swirl around the glass. Drink as the orange begins to sink.
- If you’re feeling a bit different, try garnishing with a little bit of fresh coriander
Note:
The Lustau Vermut has wormwood, coriander, gentian and oranges as its flavour and this background works really well with Pentland Hill Gin. You can find it
here.