I had a Friday cocktail of an adjusted paper plane:

2oz bourbon

1oz Aperol

1oz Amaro Nonino

1 spoonful Campari

1.75oz lemon (this was too much, the lemon was quite juicy and I wasn’t drinking anything else tonight so put in all the juice of one whole lemon. I’d recommend a generous 1 oz.)

I always think I don’t like Campari, it doesn’t taste good. But a little bit into something already complex can improve it.

    • RBWells@lemmy.worldOPM
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      6 months ago

      Some Ancho Reyes and a tincture I made, habanero and achiote. Infused vodka for a week with chopped garden habaneros, then added achiote paste for a day, then strained. I made it for the Cima Summer cocktail but made extra, it’s really good.

      I recently had one at Outback restaurant where they just shook it with jalapeno slices, and floated a couple slices in the glass, a “mango jalapeno margarita” that was surprisingly delicious as well.