Ball Or Head

Name: Ball Or Head
Prep time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 0.5 oz Gin; 0.5 oz French Vermouth; 0.5 oz Italian Vermouth; 1 dash Pernod®

A pale, straw-colored aperitif with a pronounced herbaceous backbone and a whisper of licorice from the Pernod. The interplay of French and Italian vermouth with a modest splash of gin yields a dry, aromatic, and slightly savory cocktail that's worth trying if you appreciate nuanced, vermouth-forward classics.

Ingredients

0.5 oz Gin
0.5 oz French Vermouth
0.5 oz Italian Vermouth
1 dash Pernod®

Instructions

Combine gin, French vermouth, Italian vermouth, and Pernod® licorice liqueur in a cocktail shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously to chill the mixture.
Strain the contents into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an olive before serving.

Glass Cocktail Glass

Prep time 3 min

Difficulty easy

Garnish Olive