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Life is Beautiful

Name: Life is Beautiful
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Ambrato vermouth; 30 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 4 drop Grapefruit bitters

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
4 drop	Grapefruit bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Life is Beautiful contains 168 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.92% alc./vol. (39.84° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a 2019 recipe created by Andy Keir at Bruach, Dundee, Scotland. Andy's original recipe calls for Star of Bombay Gin.

"This drink was inspired by my La Classica experience, the places we visited, and drinks shared with friends. The name is taken from an Italian movie of the same name, which was filmed in Arezzo, of course the starting point for La Classica 2019. The name reflects the feeling we all shared that 1st morning.

This cocktail is essentially a reverse Martinez, chosen to showcase Martini Ambrato. I've paired it with Star of Bombay as the higher ABV and intensity of flavour ensure the presence of gin isn't lost. I discounted using an Old Tom gin here as there is enough sweetness from the other ingredients, and it also keeps the cocktail 'on brand'. The addition of elderflower helps to balance the cocktail and adds a floral finishing note."

Review

This dry herbal aperitif cocktail is enriched with the floral tones of elderflower liqueur.

Variations/similar cocktails

Served on-the-rocks in an old-fashioned glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice), or as a long drink in a Collins glass with the addition of soda.

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$33.99 $1.36 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

St Germain Elderflower Liqueur 200ml - makes 26.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.57 per cocktail

$1.93 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Very aptly named...a sunny, uncomplicated and happy drink. We didn't have the Star of Bombay and, as the creator says, the Gin needs to be strong enough to shine through, so we just upped our Hayman's by 5ml.