Cold in the Shadows was once served at the long-gone Seamstress cocktail bar, which lived in New York’s Upper East Side in the mid twentyteens. Luckily, this recipe – by beverage consultant Pamela Wiznitzer – was preserved in the book Spritz: Italy’s Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail. It’s a likable highball: juicy and sweet, with a barely-bitter aftertaste courtesy of the pale ale (Anderson Valley IPA is suggested).
If you really can’t stand any bitterness, a sweeter apéritif like Aperol can be made to work here. However, it’s worth a try with a more bitter orange apéritif like Campari even if that’s not usually your favorite flavor profile; the sweetness of the raspberry and honey take a bit of the bite out.
