Recipe by Mat Locke, bar manager at Bar Asra, Vancouver: “My riff uses neither bourbon nor Aperol—half of the key ingredients. Instead, I use Japanese whisky in place of bourbon, and a non-alcoholic aperitivo to replace the Aperol. I balance the cocktail by playing around with the traditional proportions.”

INGREDIENTS: 

1.5 oz Shinobu Bourbon-Based Whiskey

1 oz Babylon Spritz (non-alcoholic bitter orange)

0.75 oz Amaro Nonino

0.75 oz fresh lemon juice

2 drops salt solution

METHOD: 

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake, the fine-strain into a coupe glass. Serves 1.