Mediterranee

(Created by Ektoras Binikos, Aureole Restaurant, New York City)

Ingredients & quantities:

• 1 oz Pineau des Charentes
• 1/2 oz Limoncé Limoncello
• 1 oz fresh Meyer lemon juice
• Zest of a Meyer lemon
• 2 dashes Regan’s orange bitters
• 1 sage leaf

Preparation & decoration:

Add all ingredients, except the sage leaf, to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Slap the sage leaf in the palm of your hand a few times and then gently rub the leaf around the rim of the glass. Strain the cocktail into the martini glass. Garnish with the slapped sage leaf.