I really couldn’t come up with a good name for this, simply because this experiment doesn’t fit into any good category. This started off as a crazy experiment in a mixing glass, and I kept going with it until I found the taste I was looking for. This drink tastes like a negroni, but has the added flavor of lemon and beet. A little bitter, a little tart, a little sweet. I like it, give it a try and let me know if you think it’s a good vodka sub on for a negroni lover.
Ingredients:
1 oz Brothers Vilgalys Beatnik liqueur
1 oz Punt E Mes
1 oz Topo organic vodka
1/2 oz lemon juice
Splash grenadine
2 drops Crude “Bitterless Marriage” bitters
Rosemary for garnish.
Mix all ingredients in a shaker over ice, shake and strain into a glass and garnish with Rosemary sprigs.
Let me know what you think!
