How To Make A Jack And The Beanstalk Cocktail | Tasting Table Rec
Start your evening with a refreshing Aperol cocktail
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Brooks Reitz of Saint Alban and Leon's Oyster Shop in Charleston loves Ryan Casey's bright orange-colored cocktail made with gin, grapefruit juice and tonic (first concocted by Casey while he was at FIG). It's the Aperol, the spirit made with a variety of herbs and roots, that gives this cocktail its unique taste.
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Recipe adapted from Ryan Casey, Charleston, SC
Jack and the Beanstalk
Learn how to make a Jack and the Beanstalk, a gin and Aperol cocktail from Ryan Casey of Charleston's FIG.
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
0
minutes
servings
1
cocktail
Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces gin
- ¾ ounce Aperol
- ¼ ounce fresh grapefruit juice
- Ice
- ¼ ounce Jack Rudy Small Batch Tonic
- Orange twist, for garnish
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, Aperol and grapefruit juice. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe, top with tonic, garnish with an orange twist and serve.