The Gin Blossom is Julie Reiner’s (of Brooklyn’s Clover Club) modern play on the Martini. An aromatic riff on the original, the Gin Blossom mashes up the fruit notes of apricot with the floral, vanilla notes of Martini Bianco and the herbaceous profile of gin. For a drier, slightly more bitter version, Reiner recommends Contratto Bianco—a spicy, bitter orange-tinged bianco from Torino.
Gin Blossom
Julie Reiner, Clover Club | Brooklyn, NY
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 1 1/2 ounces gin, preferably Plymouth
- 1 1/2 ounce bianco vermouth, preferably Martini & Rossi
- 3/4 ounce apricot eau de vie
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: orange peel
Directions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
- Add ice, and stir to chill.
- Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an expressed orange peel.