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Young white grappa leads with a clean, floral grape-spirit bite, softened by honey and lifted by fresh lemon into a bright, gently sweet sour. A chamomile cordial lays a soft meadow-flower note across the middle, and an optional few drops of egg white round out the texture of a drink served cold over ice with lemon zest and white grapes.

AperitivoClassic

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozGrappa(young/white smooth grappa)
  • 0.75 ozLemon Juice(fresh)
  • 0.5 ozHoney Syrup(honey mix; water optionally replaced with chamomile infusion)
  • 0.5 ozChamomile Cordial
  • Egg White(a few drops)optional

Garnish: Lemon Peel, Grape

Preparation

Shaken · Rocks · On the Rocks

  1. 1.

    add

    Pour the grappa, lemon juice, honey mix, chamomile cordial, and optional egg white into a shaker.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Shake vigorously with ice.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled small tumbler filled with fresh ice.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with a twist of lemon zest and white grapes.

Origin

Two Italian bartenders, Samuele Ambrosi of Treviso and Leonardo Veronesi, share credit for the recipe, which took shape around 2019. A year later it was accepted onto the IBA official list in the New Era Drinks category — the first cocktail on that roster built on grappa, and still the only one. Its dotted name is an acronym that joins Veneto and Trentino, two regions bound up with grappa's heritage.

Sources

Flavor Profile

dilution
40%
fruity
29%
floral
28%
sweet
27%
citrus
23%
heat
22%
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