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Golden Hour

1 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1 twst Grapefruit (Garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice to chill, pour over ice in old fashioned glass, garnish with twist

Cocktail summary
Created by
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Year
2020
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://www.basilhaydenbourbon.com/cocktails/golden-hour

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Comments
Shawn C commented on 2/12/2025:

Curated and published. Found a reference to Food52 website on this collaboration in 2020. Grapefruit twist is the correct garnish, and helps differentiate from the "New Friend" (w/ Rye, Aperol, Cocchi Americano, orange twist garnish.) As with most Lillet blanc or Aperol recipes this riff on the Old Pal is quite light. That can make it approachable for those put off by Campari, but it can also be limiting to those seeking more. I have tested it with three other white quinquina's: Cocchi Americano, Mattei Cap Corse Blanc, and Kina l'Aero d'Or trying to find the "Goldilocks" solution. Cocchi's cinnamon is too dominant here, while the Kina is too sweet. To my palate (and my wife's) the Cap Corse was the best balanced of all, emphasizing the wine base with more depth and bitterness than Lillet. However, the Lillet is my second choice.