Lucy Mercer

LUCY MERCER

• 1½ oz. / 45 ml. cognac VS

• ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. white vermouth

• ½ oz. / 15 ml. Amaro Meletti

• lemon peel oil

METHOD
add all ingredients to mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into a glass over a BFC / express lemon peel oil over the surface / garnish with lemon twist

ABOUT
This cocktail is an old one by the amazing Erick Castro and pays homage to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s mistress, Lucy Mercer, famously barred from the cocktail hour. He made it at the now-closed Boilermaker in Manhattan (New York). Meletti adds bittersweet depth with caramel and herbal warmth. This sipper is as intriguing as its namesake. Cheers y’all!