After a wander around my local town’s food and drinks festival in the baking sun I was ready for a refreshing cocktail. Leeds Loves Food has a number of stalls marketing Aperol, and from what I could see they were getting a lot of people interested in this fantastic mouth watering apertif. With that in mind, I thought I’d try out a bottle of a bottle of Punt e Mes I’d recently cracked open. With a strong bitter edge, Punt e Mes doesn’t substitute easily for other Vermouths but if used creatively (and sparingly) can add that addictive quality to a carefully balanced cocktail. A bit of experimentation resulted in the Point and a Half Cocktail. Named for the literal English translation of Punt e Mes.
- 2 shots of Appleton 8 Rum
- 1 shot of fresh lime juice
- 0.25 shots of Punt e Mes
- 0.25 shots of Grenadine
- 0.25 shots of sugar syrup
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.