Alfonso

Something I love about looking at Paris in the ‘20s and ‘30s is the parallels with Italian aperitivo culture. So when I found the Alfonso in Harry’s ABCs of Mixing Drinks, I took it in an aperitivo direction, choosing to style it as an early Negroni Sbagliato-type drink. The combination of rouge quinquina and now-defunct Secrestat Bitter looked too close for me to resist!

INGREDIENTS

¾ oz. rouge quinquina or rosa americano
½ oz. aperitivo liqueur
2 oz. dry sparkling wine

Garnish: lemon twist, olive (optional)

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ABV LEVEL

Combine wine and aperitivo liqueur in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for 10 seconds. Strain into a wine glass over ice. Top with Champagne and garnish with a lemon twist. Make it even spritz-ier with an olive if you wish.