Hà Nội Sunset

This sunset-hued riff on the classic Tuxedo No. 2 cocktail is made with Sông Cái Dry Gin, the first-ever Vietnamese gin whose vibrant Southeast Asian botanicals include hand-foraged green turmeric, jungle-pepper, heirloom pomelo, and white licorice root.

Nodding to her own Vietnamese heritage, New York bartender Lucinda Sterling has created a delicate cocktail that complements those botanicals with accents of rose, hibiscus. It's stirred and served in a coupe with a fragrant, golden crown of turmeric-infused absinthe. Read the full Spirit of Việt Nam interview with Lucinda here.

Ingredients

2 oz Sông Cái Dry gin

1 oz Vermouth Bianco

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 dropper rose and hibiscus extract

Method

Combine rose-hibiscus extract, bitters, vermouth,
and gin in a mixing glass.

Add ice, stir until cold, then strain into a coupe glass. 

Garnish

Spritz with turmeric-infused absinthe. 

Garnish with a rose petal or rose bud or candied rose petal.