Cherry Blossom Brocade

• 1 lemon wedge
• Sugar
• 1 long strip of grapefruit zest, for garnish
• Ice
• 1 1/2 ounces genever, preferably Bols
• 1/2 ounce Heering cherry liqueur
• 1/4 ounce absinthe
• 3/4 ounce fresh Ruby Red grapefruit juice
• 2 dashes of grapefruit bitters

1. Moisten half of the outer rim of a chilled rocks glass with the lemon wedge and coat lightly with sugar.
2. Arrange the grapefruit zest in the glass.
3. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
4. Add the genever, cherry liqueur, absinthe, grapefruit juice and bitters to the shaker and shake well.
5. Strain the drink into the prepared rocks glass.

lemon, sugar, long strip of grapefruit zest, heering cherry liqueur, absinthe, red grapefruit juice, bitters

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/cherry-blossom-brocade-cocktails-2012 (may not work)