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Twice Smitten

Posted by endless_optimism. Created by Anvil Bar & Refuge in Houston, TX.
1 oz Gin
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (preferably turbinado)
8 lf Mint
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; double-strain; up.

Notes

I used demerara syrup and basil in place of mint. Very different drink, but still good.

History

The original Smitten is the same recipe using Campari instead of Aperol.

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From the Knowledge Vault

Bitters non-potable? Pshaw.

When a dash isn't enough

Cocktails with Lots of Non-potable Bitters

Many of the definitive cocktails from both vintage and modern times are held together by non-potable bitters - infusions of various barks, roots, spices, and other flavoring agents that were traditionally developed as medicine. Before Prohibition (but after the cocktail had been well-established), this usually meant Angostura, Peychaud's, Boker's, or orange bitters, which were key ingredients in drinks like the Manhattan, the Sazerac, and - despite what Winston Churchill said - the Martini.

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Queen Anne's Revenge, 4 hours 8 minutes ago yarm commented:

    This is one of the recipes that I uncovered from Dutch Kill's online recipe flashcard sets (that they have since locked or deleted). This recipe was dated 2024:
    https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/08/queen-annes-revenge.html

  • Re Il Guero, 20 hours ago Mixed up in Na… commented:

    This is a remarkably delicious drink! But I'm not convinced that the presence of egg white demands a dry shake. Has anyone else ignored that edict and simply shaken an egg-white drink in a conventional manner, all ingredients with the ice?

  • Re Gregor Samsa, 2 days ago Thierry Vandevelde commented:

    Indeed. I bugged the recipe. My Bad. Corrected. Thanks for the input.

  • Re Coin Toss, 2 days ago Shawn C commented:

    Curated with a Wayback Machine archive link for the original reference (now defunct.)

  • Re Gregor Samsa, 2 days ago noksagt commented:

    Is there a mL/cL bug in the entry? This is over 30 oz of ingredients, so decreasing by a factor of 10 might make it reasonable (30/25/20/15).