Capitoline is D.C.'s paramount vermouth producer. Their white vermouth is especially structured and interesting. It brings both delicate lightness and concentrated flavor to an otherwise conventional cocktail. Our elderflower bitters round things out nicely.
Ingredients
- 1 oz rye whiskey
- 1¼ oz Capitoline White Vermouth
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¼ oz butterfly pea rich simple syrup (recipe below)
- 1 egg white
- 2 dashes Artemisia Junio Bitters
Preparation
- Combine the rye, vermouth, lemon juice, butterfly pea syrup, egg white and bitters in a shaker without ice and shake for 30 seconds. Add the ice and shake for another 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass and serve.