Easy Madame Butterfly Drink Recipe

If you’re looking for an incredibly elegant cocktail that’s loaded with layers and layers of orange flavor, this is the drink for you!

It’s sweet with a bit of tang and will make you feel like you’re wearing an opera gown or a tuxedo with a cummerbund, even if you’re just sitting in flannel pajamas at the end of a long workday.

Bonus: You don’t need to have to futz with opera glasses!

Madame Butterfly ingredients, substitutions, and tips

To make this beautifully elegant cocktail, you’ll need:

• Ice
• ½ oz. Triple Sec
• ½ oz. orange flavored vodka
• ½ oz. Aperol
• ½ oz. Verjus
• ½ oz. Yuzu juice

If you can’t find yuzu juice, you could substitute Meyer lemon juice instead. Although, if you can get your hands on some, fragrant Yuzu juice is a fun ingredient to have not only in the bar, but for culinary uses as well!

Also, make sure to garnish with orange slices. And if blood oranges are in season, definitely grab some. They complement the beauty of the drink perfectly!

How to make this recipe (step-by-step Madame Butterfly instructions)

• Fill a shaker with ice.
• Add all the ingredients, and shake well.
• Place ice in a rocks glass, and pour the mixture over the ice.
• Garnish with an orange wedge.
• Serve immediately.

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