These Grey Skies, Snow Flurries and Cold Temps are Getting Me Down. 

A Fresh Cocktail to the Rescue

The Gin:  Blue Coat American Dry Gin

The Vermouth: Carpano Antica Formula 1786 

The Amaro: Amaro Cynar  and Cappelletti Aperitivo Americano Rosso

More:  Muddled red grapefruit, grapefruit peel,  LunaFaun Spicy Citrus & Purple Basil Bitters, a flower stem for beauty

Fill an Old Fashioned glass with ice, curl the grapefruit peel around the inside of the glass and set aside.

Muddle three grapefruit segments in your shaker 

Add 1 1/2 oz gin, 1 1/2 oz vermouth, 1/2 oz Cynar, 1/2 oz Cappelletti and stir well over ice.

Pour and add a few drops of the bitters to taste.

Fantastico!

This wonderful bitters are made with gentian, grapefruit, purple basil, lime, cilantro, jalapeno, found on Etsy.