Intercept

Name: Intercept
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 30 ml Bourbon; 1 twst Orange Peel; 15 ml Campari; 30 ml Sweet Vermouth; 15 ml Apricot Brandy

A bitter, stirred bourbon drink built on Campari and sweet vermouth, with apricot brandy adding fruity sweetness. Created by Frederic Yarm at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2016.

Frederic Yarm developed the Intercept in 2016 at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, starting from the idea of a drink with apricot and Campari. Whiskey became the base, and the recipe combines elements of the Slope and the Boulevardier.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Dry

Herbal