Mike's Mix: Hang Glider
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Each week, Mike Augustyniak finds a new cocktail from a local mixologist. This week, Mike stopped by Third Bird for a Hang Glider.
Hang Glider
¾ oz Plymouth Gin (or another London Dry style gin)
¾ oz Aperol
¾ oz Amaro Nonino
¾ fresh lemon juice
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin, and shake over ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with an expressed lemon peel.
Taste Test
First there was the cocktail known as "The Last Word." A riff on that recipe created the "Paper Plane." A third iteration -- that substitutes gin for bourbon -- is a light and delicious summer refresher named the "Hang Glider."
Personally, I can't see how the nuanced, herbaceous Amaro Nanino and citrus-forward Aperol apertif could stand up to bourbon; so, I appreciate this well-balanced gin-forward option that makes use of sturdy London-Dry style gin, instead.
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