Add the first 6 ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
Strain into a Champagne flute.
Top with a splash of Champagne and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
* Available at Randalls Wine & Spirits, 1910 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314.865.0199, shoprandalls.com
2 oz. Hendricks gin
½ oz. agave nectar
½ oz. velvet falernum
¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
3 drops Bittermens Orange Cream Citrate*
Rose Champagne (or brut Champagne)
Grapefruit twist
½ oz. agave nectar
½ oz. velvet falernum
¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
3 drops Bittermens Orange Cream Citrate*
Rose Champagne (or brut Champagne)
Grapefruit twist
This article appears in January 2013.
