Day 241, Cocktail 239
Wednesday evening started off my holiday preparations in earnest. I also was the new, proud owner of a nearly full bottle of Lillet Blanc, courtesy of Mark Stoffel. Thanks Mark! I’m looking forward to playing with this and seeing what I can make with it besides the Vesper. So, to the CocktailDB I went to look for cocktails that use the Lillet. I found a number of interesting options, but the one I liked best was the Jubileesha. The original recipe called for 3 dashes of orange bitters which, while I enjoyed it, did tend to overpower the drink. So, in the name of research I had a second and cut down on the bitters to just two dashes. This made for a much more balanced cocktail that allowed the flavors of the gin and Lillet come out.
Jubileesha
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Combine the ingredients in a shaker and shake, shake, shake to mix and chill. Strain into a chilled coupe.
Hmm, hmm, hmm…delicious. I really love the orange bitters in this drink. It makes for a very nice compliment to the lightly floral flavor in the Lillet and Bombay.
Cheers!
