Aperitif Wine Tonic Recipe
Chilled aperitif wine with tonic and a wide orange peel — the lightest thing on a French terrace.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Wine glass
- ABV: 8%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Aperitif wine70 ml
- Tonic water120 ml
How to Make It
- Fill a wine glass with ice.
- Pour in the chilled aperitif wine.
- Top with cold tonic water and stir once.
- Express a wide orange peel over the glass and drop it in.
Garnish
Wide orange peel
The Story
Bordeaux aperitif wines were nearly extinct by the 1980s and came back entirely on the strength of being served long with tonic.
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