Clarified Negroni - How to clarify cocktails part 2

sweet vermouth

🥗Healthier: dry vermouth

💰Cheaper: vermouth substitute

Dry vermouth has fewer calories and a different flavor profile.

Campari

🥗Healthier: Aperol

💰Cheaper: bitter liqueur

Aperol is lower in alcohol and calories.

Pour 4 ounces of Aperol into a mixing glass.

Add 4 ounces of Cocchi Torino to the mixing glass.

Pour in 3 ounces of vodka.

Add 1 ounce of orange bitters, preferably Reagan's.

Include 0.5 ounces of wormwood tincture (or wormwood bitters if preferred).

Add 0.5 tablespoons of freshly grated ginger.

Pour in 3 ounces of fresh grapefruit juice into the mixing glass.

In another mixing glass, pour 3 ounces of whole milk.

Pour the mixture from the first mixing glass over the milk to start the curdling process.

Gently stir with a bar spoon to incorporate the mixture with the milk.

Filter the mixture through a coffee filter to begin the filtration process.

Wait until the mixture is perfectly clear and filtered.

Pour 1 ounce of Empress 1908 gin into a mixing glass.

Add 2 ounces of the clarified bitter liqueur to the mixing glass.

Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir for about 60 revolutions.

Pour the cocktail over a block of ice.

Cut a grapefruit wedge for garnish.

Using a torch, burn the grapefruit wedge until it releases natural oils.

Place the charred grapefruit wedge over the block of ice.

Cooking Techniques

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