smitten cocktail

1 oz Beefeater Gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
10-12 leaf Mint

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a mint sprig.Two Saturdays ago, I decided to make the Smitten Cocktail by Bobby Heugel at the Anvil in Houston that was published in Imbibe Magazine back in 2015. The Campari, gin, citrus, and mint aspected reminded me of Stephen Shellenberger's Boa Vista, and I tinkered with gin, Campari, and mint in the Count Camillo's Derby. Once assembled, the Smitten Cocktail opened up with mint and peach aromas. Next, lemon and orange on the sip transformed into gin, mint, and bitter orange flavors on the swallow.