Crazy Kitten Smile

Japanese whisky leads a white wine aperitif and two different bitter modifiers in this stirred cocktail. A small Novasalus measure adds wine-based bitterness, while lemon oils finish the surface without a retained peel.

Active preparation: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• 45 ml Japanese whisky
• 22.5 ml Cocchi Americano Bianco
• 15 ml Braulio Amaro Alpino
• 5 ml Elisir Novasalus wine-based amaro
• 1 piece Lemon peel, to express and discard

Instructions

1. Stir Japanese whisky, Cocchi Americano, Braulio and Novasalus with cubed ice until cold.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe without serving ice.
3. Express a lemon twist above the surface and discard the peel.