Name: Wild Heart Cocktail
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes
Yield: Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1¼ ounces Aperol; 1¼ ounces vermouth (such as Dolin Blanc); ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; Bitter lemon soda (such as San Pellegrino Limonata or Fever-Tree Bitter Lemon); ½ orange wheel

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The delicate orange flavor of Aperol melds well with bitter lemon soda in this crisp cocktail.

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