La Puesta del Sol

By Rosie Schaap

La Puesta del Sol
Davide Luciano for The New York Times. Food stylist: Claudia Ficca. Prop stylist: Gozde Eker.
Total Time
2 minutes
Rating
5(26)
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I created this vermouth-forward recipe in my Brooklyn kitchen, but it transports me to a terrace in Spain at sunset. This combination of an especially lovely Spanish vermouth, fresh grapefruit juice, tonic, and bitters has become a fast favorite — and I've yet to serve it to anyone who doesn't love it, too. You could serve it in a highball, or a double old fashioned glass, but I like it best in a large wineglass, which makes it even more festive.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 cocktail
  • 2oz. Primitivo Quiles Vermouth Rojo
  • 1oz. fresh, ruby-red grapefruit juice
  • Tonic water
  • Angostura bitters
  • A fat slice of grapefruit peel, with as much of the white pith removed as possible
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pack a large wineglass with chipped or pebbled ice. Add vermouth and grapefruit juice. Stir gently. Top with tonic water. Hit with a couple dashes of bitters. Twist the grapefruit peel over the drink to express its oils, then drop the twist into the drink.

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Jessica

Fast, refreshing and delicious - the perfect summer drink. I moved it from Spain to Italy by using Carpano Antica vermouth (and cheated by using bottled ruby-red grapefruit juice), and it was still great.

Frances

Blanc vermouth is just as good here! Fresh vermouth is a must here

RG

Wow, this is great! I made it exactly as described, except with Dolan red vermouth, which was the best my small-town liquor store could do. Refreshing, tasty, and out of the ordinary. Perfect for a hot summer afternoon.

Jessica

Fast, refreshing and delicious - the perfect summer drink. I moved it from Spain to Italy by using Carpano Antica vermouth (and cheated by using bottled ruby-red grapefruit juice), and it was still great.

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