Blonde Redhead Cocktail Recipe | PUNCH

A whisky-fied Negroni, the Blonde Redhead is two parts Italian (Carpano Antica sweet vermouth and barolo chinato) and one part Japanese (Yamazaki 12 year whisky)—just like the ’90s rock band it’s named for (a set of Italian twins and a Japanese singer-songwriter). Creator Douglas Derrick of Portland, OR replaced gin with Japanese whisky and Campari with barolo chinato to transform the classic formula into a digestif/late-evening riff. Served up in a coupe rimmed with Campari-infused orange peels, the drink is modeled after Japanese technique in which a single ice cube from its mixing glass is added to the cocktail to slowly melt with the drinker’s progression