Recipe

• 1.5oz barrel aged gin (Falcon Spirits Botanica)
• .5oz Amaro Meletti (or sub with your amaro of choice!)
• 2 dashes orange bitters (Regans’)
• Spray of orange blossom water

Stir all liquid ingredients with ice, then strain over a large cube of ice. Spray the orange blossom water on the surface of the drink for a beautiful scent as you sip. Garnish with a slice of orange.

About

I have been ulllltra lazy with cocktails lately in this new year and have been mostly just mixing up the classics. My idea of adventurous was when I opted for a gin Old Fashioned.

Here are a couple ideas for inspiring those lazy night libations:

• Try an amaro instead of a traditional syrup.
• Keep some fragrant liquids in atomizers to top off a drink. It can be absolutely transformative. Our sense of smell is responsible for the majority of what we taste, so that initial whiff is so important. I bought a mega pack of cheap atomizers from Amazon and keep absinthe, Angostura, mezcal, peated scotch, ultra funky overproof Jamaican rum, rose water, and orange blossom water in them for a quick and easy pick-me-up for any drink.