Chesapeake Junction

Shae Minnillo, Maison Premiere | Brooklyn, NY

photo: Lizzie Munro
Pamplemousse Grapefruit Cocktail Recipe

Shae Minnillo describes his Chesapeake Junction as a”grapefruit bomb.” Featuring the bitter citrus three ways, this beefed-up sour, built on absinthe and brandy, highlights the ability of Pamplemousse to enhance similar flavors.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 3 dashes grapefruit bitters
  • 3 dashes grapefruit bitters
  • 1/4 ounce cane syrup
  • 1/4 ounce cane syrup
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 1/4 ounce absinthe, preferably Kübler
  • 1/4 ounce absinthe, preferably Kübler
  • 1/2 ounce Pamplemousse , preferably Giffard
  • 1/2 ounce Pamplemousse , preferably Giffard
  • 1 1/2 ounces apple brandy, preferably Laird's
  • 1 1/2 ounces apple brandy, preferably Laird's

Directions
  1. Shake all ingredients until chilled then strain into a cocktail glass.

Tagged: absinthe, grapefruit, pamplemousse

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