Italian Gin & Tonic
Recipe and photos by Bebe Carminito
Sweet vermouth and Italian red bitters give this gin and tonic an Italian twist that’s both refreshing and complex.
Here we’ve used Cappelletti, an Italian red bitter and wine-based aperitif. Since Cappelletti is made from wine instead of spirit, it has a sweet, herbal, and well-rounded flavor that’s more intense than Aperol but not quite as bitter as Campari.
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Italian Gin & Tonic
Makes 1 drink
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 0 Minute
Ingredients
½ fluid ounce Sweet Vermouth
½ fluid ounce Cappelletti
1½ fluid ounce Malfy Gin
Tonic water
Squeeze of lemon
Lemon wheel and/or rosemary, to garnish (optional)
Method
In your prettiest ice-filled glass, add the sweet vermouth, Cappelletti, and Malfy Italian Gin. Using a bar spoon, stir and then top off with the tonic water and a squeeze of lemon. Garnish as desired with a lemon wheel and or a sprig of rosemary.
Bebe Carminito is a food stylist, recipe developer, and content creator based in San Francisco. She is an Italophile and loves making homemade pasta, so much in fact that she started a Pasta account @pastastudioa, an offshoot from her main feed @champagneandcookies. When not making pasta or pasta sauces, she runs and oversees two virtual cookbook clubs: #getcookingcookbookclub and #qbcookbookclub on Instagram. Bebe is passionate about food culture, food photography, cooking, baking, and traveling. She especially loves traveling to Italy and Sicily and looks forward to her next visit. She adores cookbooks and is an ardent collector of cookbooks and pasta tools from q. b. Cucina. Her hobbies are long daily walks in Golden Gate Park; watching mystery dramas; and reading books on food. She currently resides in her teeny-tiny 450-square-foot apartment with her husband, best friend, and favorite Sicilian, David Carminito.
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