The nip in the air and the promise of snow send us indoors hoping for a crackling fire and a warming cocktail. Caley Shoemaker, co-founder and master distiller at As Above So Below, obliges us with the Palazzo, a bourbon, Alpine liqueur, and vermouth cocktail designed for just these moments.
About the Palazzo
The drink is a soul-restoring blend of grapefruit, gentian liqueur (made from the root of a tall flower grown in the Alps), vermouth, Arcadia aperitivo, and Astrologist bourbon. The latter is the star of the show – a high rye bourbon that is aged four years in New American oak, then finished with an additional six years in French oak casks that in a former life held Stag’s Leap Cabernet from Napa Valley. As Shoemaker says, “This evolutionary, long matured bourbon offers aromas of hazelnut and marzipan, with flavor notes melting into black currant, cacao and toasted pumpernickel as it glides across the palate, leaving lingering hints of dulce de leche.” We can’t think of anything better than this vermouth cocktail on a cold winter’s day or night.
The Palazzo
Description
We can’t think of anything better on a cold winter’s day or night.
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Astrologist Bourbon
- 1 oz Sweet vermouth
- 3⁄4 oz Aradia Aperitivo
- 1⁄4 oz Gentian liqueur (Suze, for example)
- 2 drops Grapefruit bitters
- 1 Grapefruit peel twist
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients with ice until well-chilled, strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass and serve with a grapefruit peel twist.
Recipe by Caley Shoemaker, As Above So Below Distillery
Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Dave Bryce
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