Hegenderfer House of Cocktails

Prohibition

martini · gin

Next to a dry Martini, this is practically hospitable — Lillet where the vermouth would go, and apricot doing the smiling. Keep that apricot at a quarter ounce; any more and the drink turns into dessert wearing a suit. The name is the only dry thing here.

Ingredients

  • 1 ozGin
  • 1 ozLillet Blanc
  • 2 dashesLemon juice
  • ¼ ozApricot brandy

Garnish

Twist of orange

Method

Add all ingredients into shaker, half full of ice. Pour entire contents into martini glass. Serve with a twist of orange.