In her latest release, Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice (Clarkson-Potter, 2023), Toni Tipton Martin walks through cocktail recipes inspired by Black mixologists. Her take on the classic, gin and juice, includes notes of citrus and a healthy dash of bitters and vermouths.
recipe 
yields
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ ounces (3 tablespoons) Tanqueray gin
2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice
¼ ounce (½ tablespoon) French vermouth
¼ ounce (½ tablespoon) Italian vermouth
Splash of Cointreau (optional)
2 dashes of Angostura or blood orange bitters
Ice cubes
Garnish: 1 orange wheel
ingredients
steps
- Combine gin, orange juice, vermouths, Cointreau (if using), and bitters in a cocktail mixer with ice cubes. Stir for 20 seconds, until cold. Rub rim of a cocktail glass with orange wheel. Strain into glass and garnish with orange wheel. Serve immediately.
Date Published: 01.29.24
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- Reprinted with permission from Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice by Toni Tipton-Martin, copyright © 2023. Photographs by Brittany Conerly. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
