In a large pitcher, combine the rum, sherry, and Aperol. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into another pitcher or container and refrigerate until serving.
To serve, pour into a rocks glass over a large cube of ice. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Fitty-Fitty Martini
From Shake. Stir. Sip. by Kara Newman
Serves 12
Newman credits Audrey Saunders, co-owner of New York’s famed Pegu Club, for reviving this martini style, tweaking it, and giving it a saucier name. “This is literally two ingredients, in equal parts. It does not get any easier than this.”
36 oz. gin36 oz. dry vermouth24 dashes orange bitters12 lemon twists
In a large pitcher, combine the gin, vermouth, and bitters. Add about ½ cup of water to mimic ice dilution. Refrigerate until serving.To serve, pour into chilled martini glasses and garnish with lemon twists.
Note: To make a more classic martini, omit the orange bitters and substitute olives for the twists.
Cinnamon
From Thomas Waugh, The Pool Lounge, New York
Serves 12