I call this cocktail The Evans Gambit , after the chess move of the same name . The Evans Gambit Cocktail Makes 1 drink

I call this cocktail The Evans Gambit, after the chess move of the same name.

The Evans Gambit Cocktail

Makes 1 drink.

Ingredients:

1.5 ounces (1 jigger shot) gin
1 ounce (1 pony shot) St-Germain elderflower liqueur
1 ounce (1 pony shot) grapefruit juice
1/8 teaspoon (1 dash, about 5 drops) Fee Brothers grapefruit bitters
1 small piece grapefruit peel

Fill a cocktail glass with large ice cubes. Set aside to let chill.

Fill a cocktail shaker with large ice cubes. Add the gin, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice, and bitters to the shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Let rest until the outside of the shaker begins to sweat.

Strain into a cocktail glass.

Flame the grapefruit peel: Hold the peel over the cocktail glass, skin side down, and run a lit match back and forth across the skin with the flame about an inch away, firmly squeezing the peel until it ignites.

Rub the grapefruit peel over the rim of the cocktail glass. Toss in, skin side down. Enjoy.

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The Evans Gambit Cocktail