Bitter French

Name: Bitter French
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 ounce Plymouth gin; 1 1⁄4 ounce Campari; 1 1⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice; 1 1⁄2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water); 1 Champagne; 1 Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist

From the kitchen of Carly

A gin and Campari sour that gets the champagne treatment. Bright lemon and bitter Campari play nicely against Plymouth's botanicals, while the bubbles lift everything into something elegant and approachable. Grapefruit twist adds a final bitter-bright flourish.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 ounce Plymouth gin
11⁄4 ounce Campari
11⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice
11⁄2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water)
1Champagne
1Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist

Instructions

Shake the gin, Campari, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice, then strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top with champagne. Squeeze the grapefruit twist over the drink, then discard.