fort lauderdale

1 1/2 oz Gin (Alchemy Dry Gin)
1/2 oz Campari
1/2 oz Apricot Liqueur (Rothman & Winter)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Orgeat

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.Two Mondays ago, I returned to the Bartender's Choice app and found the Fort Lauderdale to make use of my new batch of orgeat. The recipe was attributed to Sam Ross at Attaboy in Manhattan circa 2018 as a mashup of the Third Man Up (gin, lime, apricot, orgeat) and the Bitter Mai Tai. Overall, the combination reminded me of the Yellow Mist from the 1930 Café Royal Cocktail Book with the addition of Campari. In the glass, the Fort Lauderdale yielded a lemon, orange, and nutty bouquet. Next, a creamy lemon and orchard fruit sip transformed into pine and bitter orange-apricot flavors on the swallow.