Name: Golden Hour
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Aromatized wine

Golden Hour
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned Gold Rim 34cl

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ fl oz	Aperitivo Luxardo (Aperol-style liqueur)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish:

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This cocktail's hue befits its name and character, as its best enjoyed as an aperitivo during the golden hour.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Golden Hour contains 157 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
20.91% alc./vol. (41.81° proof)
15.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

8th April at 22:37

Bourbon, Luxardo Aperitivo and Cocchi Americano - delicious! Attractive appearance - a clear reddish/orange like a tropical sunset. Nice bourbon notes early, followed quickly by a mix of sweet tropical fruit, then a bit of bitterness, with a long pleasant finish that reminds be of sweetened coconut flake. An excellent cocktail, with a relatively low abv making it very approachable.

G. M. Genovese

25th January at 23:25

Luxardo Bitter Bianco didn't make a mark in this. Cocchi Americano, Campari, and Maker's Mark 46 was quite nice though. Less of a Campari-driven flavor profile compared to using the Luxardo. Kind of a bitter creamsicle vibe.

Ian Fenton

8th May at 11:11

Campari is too powerful for the lighter aromatized wines, but the lighter Aperol etc are perfect. 2-1-1 Rye, Aperol, Byrrh is amazing.

Andre Derailleur

9th January at 09:55

Unusual, and somehow this leaves a taste of kiwifruit (perhaps banana) to me. Used JD BinB, Luxardo Aperitivo & Lillet.

Calvin Grant

23rd October 2025 at 03:07

Kind of a different take but this was most interesting with Cocchi Americano for the aromatized wine. Like Mr. Rosemont says ... an odd combination, but it works...

Gary Nijman

29th September 2025 at 01:31

Delicious and balanced without the grapefruit garnish.

Cliff

11th November 2024 at 04:59

Would grapefruit bitters work in place of the grapefruit garnish? And if so, how much to add?

Simon Difford

11th November 2024 at 06:09

Grapefruit bitters will add more bitterness and less zesty notes but worth trying. Quantity depends on your brand of bitters. If strong, like Bob’s Bitters, 4 to 6 drops should suffice.