Description
A choose-your-side election night cocktail. One vodka-lemon base becomes bittersweet with Campari or bright and citrusy with blue curaçao.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 oz Campari (red version) OR 3/4 oz blue curaçao (blue version)
- 1 oz vodka
- 1/4 oz triple sec
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 oz simple syrup
- Seltzer, to top
- Ice
Instructions
- Add the Campari or blue curaçao, vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
- Fill with ice and shake for 10 to 12 seconds, until well chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top with seltzer and stir gently.
- Settle in for the results and enjoy!
Notes
Aperol swap: use 3/4 oz Aperol in place of Campari and reduce or omit the simple syrup.
To batch for eight: 8 oz vodka, 2 oz triple sec, 4 oz lemon juice, 2 oz simple syrup. Shake 2 1/4 oz base with 3/4 oz liqueur per drink.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Cocktail, drink
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 180