mi amaro

2 oz El Tesoro Reposado Tequia (Espolon)
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth (Giacomo Sperone)
1/2 oz Amaro Ciociaro
1/4 oz St. Germain (St. Elder)

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.Two Thursdays ago, I decided to make a recipe from the Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails book that I had spotted on social media called the Mi Amaro. This 2009 creation by Joaquin Simo read like a floral tequila Liberal and reminded me of the Valkyrie with the touch of elderflower to balance the amaro (although the Valkyrie had a second amaro instead of vermouth). Once mixed, Mi Amaro gave forth a grapefruit, agave, and floral bouquet to the nose. Next, grape and caramel notes on the sip opened up into tequila, grapefruit, caramel orange, and floral flavors on the swallow.