Batch made we-groni
Find this recipe and more in Happy Hour Snacks by Bec Vrana Dickinson
POURS 6
We’re gonna get it on ... our appetite on. Because that’s what aperitifs do, thanks to their bitter edge. But I trust I don’t need to tell you they’re equally good whenever, wherever, forever.
INGREDIENTS
2 blood oranges
90 ml (3 fl oz) Suze
180 ml (6 fl oz) Lillet Blanc
270 ml (9 fl oz) gin
Ice cubes
TOPPERS
Basil sprigs
Soda water (club soda)
METHOD
Thinly slice one of the blood oranges and juice the other.
Get a big jug – glass is pretty, but not essential. Add the Suze, Lillet Blanc, gin and orange juice. Give it a swizzle with a swizzle (or any utensil).
Now, add ice cubes to each glass along with a slice of the blood orange. Give the basil a smack with your hands and add some to each glass. Pour over the we-groni mix. Top with a splash of soda water.
*THE SUBS
BLOOD ORANGES for regular oranges
SUZE for Cocchi Americano Bianco / Luxardo Bitter Bianco / other Gentian liqueurs
LILLET BLANC for sweet white vermouth / St Germain