Pine-Aperol Sour

The Sour is such a part of our culture that it’s hard to digest the fact that it was once a revelation. When it began to rise in popularity around the Civil War period, it was a convenient way to drink something like a Punch in a single serving, without all the fanfare of its more baroque cousin, the Fix. This version, perhaps the most “aperitiki” of our “tropitivo” drinks this month, reads like a pineapple Gimlet that’s ready for the piazza.

INGREDIENTS

1½ oz. gin
1 oz. pineapple juice
¾ oz. Aperol
½ oz. lime juice
¼ oz. pineapple-cinnamon syrup

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ABV LEVEL

Combine all in a shaker. Add plenty of ice, seal, and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain into a coupe. No garnish.