Name: The Love Gun Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 sprig tarragon; 1/4 cup gin; 2 tablespoons fresh blood orange juice; plus 1 orange peel twist; 2 tablespoons Aperol; 1 tablespoon simple syrup; 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters; 4 tablespoons pink champagne

Food & Fun - By John Cusimano on Wed, 02/14/2018 - 06:00

For simple syrup, heat 1 cup each water and sugar in a saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool, and store in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

1 sprig tarragon
1/4 cup gin
2 tablespoons fresh blood orange juice, plus 1 orange peel twist
2 tablespoons Aperol
1 tablespoon simple syrup
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
4 tablespoons pink champagne

Preparation

Muddle tarragon at the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients except for champagne, fill with ice, and shake well. Double strain into a champagne coupe or flute. Top with champagne and blood orange peel.