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Half Windsor

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A light, bittersweet shaken coupe where Aperol, Pimm's No. 1 and Cocchi Americano meet lemon juice and mint syrup, with a splash of soda and grapefruit peel. By Kyle Davidson at The Violet Hour in Chicago.

Similar names: Better Half, Full Windsor, Full Windsor Cocktail, Half a Bee, Half Mast, Half-Hour Flight, Kingston Quarters; or The Virtues of Half Measures, The Half Windsor

Method
Shaken
Glass
coupe
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Bitter
Citrus
Floral
Herbal
Sour

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/7
mint tea syrup
As garnish
or sparkling wine
23 ml
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🍷 Contains sulphites

Instructions

  1. Shake the ingredients together.
  2. Strain them over ice and soda or sparkling wine.
  3. Optionally, add seasonal fruit and herbs as a garnish in the glass.
  4. For an added touch, create a half Windsor knot with a long strip of grapefruit peel and use it to decorate the drink.
  5. Include a straw for sipping.

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