Here’s a modern update to a classic cocktail. Found in the The PDT Cocktail Book, this is based on an earlier drink, the Velvet Glove. Updated proportions & Champagne make for an even better formula.
Velvet Club
SpiritBrandy
Cocktail familyHighball
FlavorsBoozy · Bubbly
Makes
Ingredients
1ozPierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
1/2ozLillet Blancor Cocchi Americano
1/2ozMarie Brizard White Crème de Cacao
Champagne or Other Dry Sparkling Wine
Method
Combine all ingredients but Champagne in your cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for 15 seconds until well diluted.
Double-strain into a chilled coupe, top with bubbly.
This softer, more approachble twist on the classic 1919 Italian aperitif. It was created in 2011 by bartender Charlotte Voisey, who swapped the bold, punchy components of a traditional Negroni for lighter, botanical, and sweeter amao as alternatives. It was popularized by the late Gary Regan.
Unusual Negroni
Charlotte VoiseyThe Negroni: Drinking to La Dolce Vita.2010s
SpiritGin
Cocktail familyMartini · Negroni
FlavorsBitter · Boozy · Sweet
Makes
Ingredients
1ozLondon Dry Gin
1ozLillet Blanc
1ozAperol
Method
Combine all ingredients in chilled mixing glass.
Fill with ice and stir 30 seconds or until well diluted and outside of glass is frosty.
Strain over a large rock of ice in an old-fashioned glass and garnish.