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FOODPRINT · GLASS PROFILE & PROCESS
CROSS-SECTION
BOURBON
APEROL
AMARO
LEMON
PROCESS FLOW
PREP
ACTION
ASSEMBLE
DONE
SHOPPING LIST
SPIRITS
[ ] BOURBON ¾ OZ
[ ] APEROL ¾ OZ
[ ] AMARO NONINO ¾ OZ
CITRUS
[ ] FRESH LEMON JUICE ¾ OZ
GARNISH
[ ] LEMON PEEL 1 STRIP
TOTAL: 3 OZ · EQUAL PARTS
NOTES
* EQUAL PARTS IS THE KEY
DON'T OVERTHINK RATIOS
* SHAKE HARD FOR PROPER
DILUTION AND AERATION
* DOUBLE STRAIN FOR CLARITY
HAWTHORNE + FINE MESH
* COUPE GLASS PREFERRED
MARTINI GLASS WORKS TOO
* CREATED BY SAM ROSS, 2008
AT MILK & HONEY, NYC
* NAMED AFTER M.I.A. SONG
* AMARO NONINO: GRAPPA-BASED
ITALIAN DIGESTIF, HERBAL
MODIFICATIONS
SWAP
BOURBON → RYE WHISKEY
(SPICIER, MORE ASSERTIVE)
AMARO NONINO → MONTENEGRO
(LIGHTER, MORE HERBAL)
ADDITIONS
DASH ANGOSTURA BITTERS
(DEEPENS COMPLEXITY)
RIFF
LIME → LEMON (TROPICAL)
PAIRINGS
BAR SNACKS
AGED CHEESE BOARD
CHARCUTERIE · MARCONA ALMONDS
OCCASION
APERITIF · BEFORE DINNER
DATE NIGHT · COCKTAIL HOUR
RATIO
1 : 1 : 1 : 1
BRB
APR
AMR
LMN
¾ OZ
¾ OZ
¾ OZ
¾ OZ
3 OZ TOTAL
~4.5 IN
3 OZ TOTAL
¾
1½
2¼
3 OZ
LEMON PEEL
EXPRESSED OVER SURFACE
TWIST · DRAPE ON RIM
FRESH LEMON JUICE
¾ OZ · FRESH SQUEEZED
PROVIDES ACID BALANCE
APEROL
¾ OZ · ITALIAN APERITIVO
BITTER ORANGE · RHUBARB
AMARO NONINO
¾ OZ · GRAPPA-BASED DIGESTIF
HERBS · CARAMEL · WARM SPICE
BOURBON
¾ OZ · SPIRIT BASE
CARAMEL · VANILLA · OAK
COUPE GLASS
5.5 OZ · NO ICE SERVED
CHILLED BEFORE POURING
MEASURE
¾ OZ EACH · 4 INGREDIENTS
BOURBON · APEROL · AMARO · LEMON
COMBINE
ALL INGREDIENTS IN SHAKER TIN
POUR IN ORDER · NO ICE YET
ADD ICE
FILL SHAKER WITH FRESH CUBES
SHAKE HARD
15-20 SEC · VIGOROUS
UNTIL TIN IS FROSTED · PROPER DILUTION
DOUBLE STRAIN
INTO CHILLED COUPE GLASS
HAWTHORNE + FINE MESH STRAINER
GARNISH & SERVE
EXPRESS LEMON PEEL · DRAPE ON RIM
SOURCE
AFLAVORJOURNAL.COM
SERVINGS
1
TIME (PREP / SHAKE / TOTAL)
3M / 1M / 5M
DIFFICULTY
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ATTRIBUTES
V
VEGAN
G
GF
S
SHAKEN
DESIGNER
D. TUROWSKI
DATE
2026-03-13
DRAWING
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