Don Gorgon

Richie Boccato & Bar Clacson

Collins Glass

Cubed

Ingredients

1.5 oz

Cachaça
0.75 oz

Lemon Juice
0.5 oz

Aperol
0.5 oz

Demerara Syrup

1:1 sugar to water; cane syrup may be substituted
1 top

Soda Water
1 grating

Freshly grated nutmeg

Use freshly grated cinnamon, not nutmeg
1 garnish

Lemon Wedge
1 garnish

Cinnamon Stick

Instructions

Combine the cachaça, lemon juice, Aperol, and demerara syrup in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until well-chilled, then strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda water and finish with a grating of fresh cinnamon. Garnish with a lemon wedge and a cinnamon stick.

About

A riff on the Aperol Spritz that swaps its gentle effervescence for something with more edge — cachaça brings grassy, funky sugar cane character while lemon juice adds a bracing sour backbone, all lifted with sparkling water and a grating of cinnamon.

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