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The temperatures are rising, and you're in need of an adult beverage to cool you off. How about a cocktail whose name echoes exactly what you’re thinking right now: The Dang It’s Hot Cocktail! This is the ultimate refreshing cocktail, with sweet orgeat almond syrup, aquavit, bitter aperitivo, and citrusy bright lemon juice. With four simple ingredients, you'll have a delicious sweet and sour beverage in hand in less than 5 minutes. Sit back, relax, and cool down with this Dang It's Hot Cocktail; we're sure you won't be as hot after you drink it!
The temperatures are rising, and you're in need of an adult beverage to cool you off. How about a cocktail whose name echoes exactly what you’re thinking right now: The Dang It’s Hot Cocktail! This is the ultimate refreshing cocktail, with sweet orgeat almond syrup, aquavit, bitter aperitivo, and citrusy bright lemon juice. With four simple ingredients, you'll have a delicious sweet and sour beverage in hand in less than 5 minutes. Sit back, relax, and cool down with this Dang It's Hot Cocktail; we're sure you won't be as hot after you drink it!
Ingredients
- 3/4 ounce orgeat almond syrup
- 1 ounce aquavit
- 1 ounce bitter aperitivo
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- ice to taste
- lemon optional, to taste, sliced, for garnish
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, add the orgeat almond syrup, the aquavit, the aperitivo, and the lemon juice.
- Fill the shaker with the ice.
- Return the lid to the shaker, and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
- Fill the desired glass with more of the ice.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass.
- Garnish with the lemon slice.
- Serve.
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