Gin Aperol Cocktail (Fade to Pink)
This beautiful layered cocktail combines gin with Aperol, lemon juice and rum.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 229kcal
Equipment
- Ice mallet and Lewis bag or other ice crusher (optional) if you don't have access to crushed ice
Ingredients
- ½ ounce lemon juice from about half of a fresh lemon
- ¼ ounce Aperol liqueur
- ¾ ounce white rum
- ¾ ounce Empress 1908 Gin
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- ¼ ounce Bloody Shiraz gin for float layer
- ¼ ounce Empress 1908 Gin for float layer
- fresh mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Start out by adding the lemon juice, Aperol, white rum, simple syrup and Empress gin to your cocktail shaker.
- Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and give the mixture about 15-20 hard shakes.
- Fill your cocktail serving glass with crushed ice and strain the drink on top of the ice.
- Carefully pour the Bloody Shiraz gin on top of the drink so it floats on top.
- Carefully pour the Empress gin so it floats on the very top of the drink.
- Add the sprig of mint to garnish and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg