Got The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks by David Embury today.  If I get through this one, I think I graduate from farter-around to dilettante.  Since it’s my current crush, I was determined to find something new and interesting to do with Cocchi Americano tonight.  Cracked open the book to a random page, and what d’ya know…

Self-Starter

3 oz gin (I used Plymouth)
2 oz Cocchi Americano
1 oz apricot brandy


Get out a big-ass cocktail glass, stir, strain, and lament your stupid expensive hobby. The recipe actually calls for a 3:2:1 ratio of the ingredients, but hell. This one is good. Three ounces of gin won’t kill you, and I can’t do math.

The original version of this one called for Kina Lillet, but as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this is no longer available. Cocchi Americano is close enough.

If anyone reads this thing, yell if you have requests for specific recipes / ingredients / tastes.  I swear I make drinks that DON’T have Cocchi Americano. too.