Afternoon Delight Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

tanqueray gin, aperol, lime sour, cranberry

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Ingredients

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1
Chill glass
Place a rocks glass or coupe in the freezer for at least 5 minutes, or fill with ice and set aside while you prepare the cocktail.
2
Measure and combine
Add 2 oz Tanqueray gin, 1 oz Aperol, 0.75 oz lime sour, and 1 oz cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker.
3
Add ice and shake
Fill the shaker with ice (about 6 medium ice cubes). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the shaker exterior becomes frosty and well chilled.
4
Strain
Discard ice from the chilled glass if used. Double strain the cocktail into the chilled glass: use a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer if available to remove small ice shards and any pulp.

5
Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim and float a dehydrated orange slice on top, or skewer 2–3 fresh cranberries on a pick and lay across the glass. Serve immediately.

6
Serve in a chilled rocks glass over no ice for a neat cocktail presentation, or in the chilled coupe. Provide a short stirring spoon or cocktail pick if garnished.