Delphine
Muddle the slice of tangerine (peeled) with the sugar and absinthe in a Collins glass. Add remaining ingredients – except the club soda – and stir a few times. Add the ice, top with the soda, express the peel.
To make the vanilla sugar, I leave a vanilla bean, split and cut into a few pieces, in the standard container Domino superfine sugar comes in for at least a week.
The Breuckelen is rather grapefruit-forward and on the lighter end. I thought vanilla would go well with it, and Cocchi is always lovely, but this is almost too delicate. I'm open to suggestions.
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- G'Vine Blush — Gin, Brut Champagne, Pink guava puree, Syrup of roses, Lime juice, PInk grapefruit juice
- Donizetti — Gin, Champagne, Apricot liqueur, CioCiaro
- Brass Flower — Gin, Champagne, Elderflower liqueur, Grapefruit juice
- Christopher Tracy's Parade (Raspberry Beret Edition) — Sparkling rosé wine, Gin, Absinthe, Aphrodite bitters, Raspberry syrup, Raspberry
Chocolate start, cola finish. Skipped the sherry (mine had gone bad), and was thinking an aromatic might be nice. Green Chartreuse?