legitimate italian business

1 oz Pisco (Macchu Pisco)
1 oz Amaro Meletti
1 oz Amontillado Sherry (Lustau)
1/8 oz Demerara Syrup
2 dash Grapefruit Bitters (Bittermens)

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice cubes (1 large cube), and garnish with a grapefruit twist.Two Saturdays, I found a collection of online recipe flashcards from Bastion in Nashville, and I selected the Legitimate Italian Business from their Spring 2022 menu. Their Instagram had photos of the drink and/or menu listing in February and August of 2022, and the name reminded me of Backbar's Italian Leather Sofa. However, with the Amontillado-Meletti duo, it was more like the 69 Holland with gin and Genever; with Oloroso-Meletti, it could be akin to the Globetrotter with rum as well. Once prepared, the Legitimate Italian Business offered up grapefruit, caramel, dried fruit, and hints of floral aromas. Next, dried grape and caramel notes on the sip led into floral, raisin, herbal, lavender, and grapefruit flavors on the swallow.