Apotheke's Smoky Love Cocktail

By Mixologist Orson Salicetti

We’ve still got a few weeks until February 14th, but we’ve been getting lots of requests for romantic elixirs to mix up for Valentine’s Day, so we consulted a few the experts at Apotheke for this sexy, smoky take on the subect.  Most people don’t have tamarind-infused mezcal in the house, so the only prep work you have is to add the tamarind to the mezcal the night, or even better, a few days before and let it infuse.
 
Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ oz. tamarind-infused mezcal
• ¾ oz. Agave lime sour mix
• ¼ oz. Aperol
• 3 drops of Salicetti bitters (or any artisanal housemade bitters will do too) 
• Champagne
• Gold leaf (From any baking shop)

 
Procedure:
Shake and strain into chilled champagne glass fill the rest with the premium champagne. Garnish with a truffle gold leaf.

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