palm sunday

1 1/2 oz Gin (Beefeater)
1/2 oz Suze
1/2 oz Aperol
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat)

Build in an old fashioned glass, add ice, stir to mix and chill, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.Two Tuesdays ago, I began searching the Bartender's Choice app for a drink when I landed upon Palm Sunday created by Brandon Bramhall at Nashville's Attaboy circa 2017. The combination of gin, Suze, and Aperol reminded me of Jesse Vida's Square Root but here with dry vermouth instead of lemon juice, and the straight spirits combination with Suze and Aperol also made me consider Colin Shearn's Bourbon-based Paper Trail. Once prepared, the Palm Sunday blessed the nose with grapefruit melding with gentian aromas. Next, a lightly orange sip processed into gin, earthy bitter, and orange peel notes on the swallow.