The 'Earth Eyes' Cocktail Proves This is the Year of the Martini
Honeysuckle gin brings a floral note to the classic drink.
Welcome to the VERANDA Sip & Read Book Club! Each month, we dive in to a book and offer exclusive conversations with the authors behind each tale, along with a perfectly matched cocktail. This month's pick is Amanda Gorman's Call Us What We Carry, a visionary collection of poetry reflecting on our past and giving voice to our future. Get caught up on our past book club selections here.
Refined. Refreshing. Alluring. All appropriate words with which to describe Amanda Gorman’s debut collection of poetry, Call Us What We Carry. To accompany Gorman’s words, we’ve created an elegant and bright cocktail pairing that should be well suited to her refreshingly hopeful language. The Earth Eyes—named after a poem in Gorman’s collection—is a Martini riff that aims to be simultaneously fresh and timeless. It drinks like a classic, spirit-forward martini while bringing plenty of strong citrus notes and floral sweetness to the palate.
- Yields:
- 1
- Prep Time:
- 10 mins
- Cook Time:
- 5 mins
- Total Time:
- 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz.
gin
- 1 oz.
- 1/2 oz.
Cocchi Americano
- 1/4 oz.
grapefruit liqueur
- 2
dashes grapefruit bitters
Grapefruit twist, for garnish
Directions
- Step 1Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, fill with ice, and stir until well chilled, approx. 30 seconds.
- Step 2 Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
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