Ingredients

1.5 oz

Empirical The Plum, I Suppose

0.85 oz

Dry vermouth

0.33 oz

Filtered water

2 dashes

Regan's orange bitters

Build

1. 1Combine all in a sealable bottle; freeze for at least 1 hour.
2. 2Pour straight into a frozen Nick & Nora glass.
3. 3Express lemon peel; do not garnish — let the cold speak.

Pre-batched and frozen — water dilution baked in. A whisper of dry vermouth, Regan's orange bitters, into the freezer for an hour. Pour straight from the bottle, no shaking, no ice.