Jeffrey Cranor

i had some tomato juice left over from cooking, and i wanted a cocktail that wasn't a bloody mary riff. so this Aurora sounded right. i wasn't sure how it was going to come together, but wow, it's great. it reminds me a lot of the Paper Plane in look and taste. but instead of the nutty/sweetness of the whiskey & amaro under the citrus in a paper plane, the tomato complements the lemon's acidity. and the ginger comes through with a mild kick. for me the absinthe gets lost a bit, but i think gin, lemon, ginger & tomato is still incredibly delicious. i'll add this to the rotation!