When you see the recipe for this cocktail, you think "what the hell is this strange combination of so many liquors and with the grapefruit juice", but trust me, as weird as it looks, this drink is really good. Is not to bitter due to the sweet vermouth and the triple sec which compensate the bitterness of the Campari and the grapefruit juice.
The cocktail was created by Gaz Regan in 2001 for the graphic artist Jill DeGroff, Dale Deroff's wife, the famous mixologist.
I saw a lot of recipes on the internet for this cocktail, but none of them are using gin. This was adapted by Gary Regan from a recipe by Audrey Saunders, New York's Liberation Goddess and, as Gaz Regan says "is a complex potion that should be made with the exact quantities"
This recipe was adapted by Gaz Regan from the Astot Palace, Miami. it can be made in a highball glass and the amount of campari or grapefruit juice can be increased