Joie de Vivre Cocktail

By SippitySup

Here’s a cocktail from Nathan who blogs at The Chocolate of Meats. It features Ransom Old Tom Gin which is a historically accurate revival of the type of gin you would expect to find during the pre-prohibition golden age of American cocktails. What makes the Old Tom Gin style unique in today’s market is the fact that it is barrel aged giving it a caramel color and a subtle maltiness.

Ingredients

• 1 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin
• 1/2 oz Dolin Vermouth de Chambery Rouge
• dash Fee's rhubarb bitters
• dash Fee's orange bitters
• Prosecco
• lemon balm as garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Shake gin, vermouth and bitters with ice and strain into a cocktail glass or flute. Top with Prosecco and garnish with a lemon twist and [slapped!] leaf of lemon balm.