Amethyst Hour

Sarah Crowl | Houston

“I think brandy, at its best, captures the essence of the fruit delicately but also retains great structure,” says bar director Sarah Crowl. Her Amethyst Hour, which is served nontraditionally in a rocks glass over ice, calls on basil eau de vie and is garnished with red grapes and basil.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 2 ounces gin
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1/2 ounce St. George Aqua Perfecta Basil Eau de Vie
  • 1/2 ounce St. George Aqua Perfecta Basil Eau de Vie
  • 1/2 ounce Cocchi Americano Rosa
  • 1/2 ounce Cocchi Americano Rosa
  • 1/2 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin
  • 1/2 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin

Garnish: red grapes, purple basil

Directions
  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice, stir and strain into a rocks glass over ice.
  3. Garnish with red grapes and purple basil.

Tagged: blanc vermouth, eau de vie, Martini

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