Cheers to the Weekend: Ruby Ridge

It's that time of the week when we say "Cheers to the weekend!" Every Friday night, a bartender or mixologist joins us on FOX 5 to mix up a signature cocktail.

This week, Chris Dipalo, a bartender at Met Bethesda, was here to make us the Ruby Ridge.

Cocktail: Ruby Ridge

Recipe:

Grapefruit Sugar Rim: 1 tbsp. grapefruit zest, 2 tbsp. of granulated sugar.

Mix together and put in dish.

Rub grapefruit around the rim of rocks glass, dip in sugar rim. set aside.

Ingredients for cocktail:

- 1 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz aperol
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 1 oz of Met Martini Bar meyer lemon puree
- 1 slice of ruby red grapefruit.

Combine all above ingredients in shaker with ice, shake vigorously. Pour contents into rimmed rocks glass.

Met Bethesda
Westfield Montgomery
7101 Democracy Blvd #3200
Bethesda, MD 20817
metbethesdamd.com
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