Cocchi Cobbler Recipe

The cocchi cobbler, from darwin manahan at cliffs edge in los angeles, is a fruity, lush, easy-drinking cocktail that smells as good as it tastes. Every cobbler needs a crown of fresh fruit on top, but manahan takes it to the next level in his version. He uses his citrus squeezer to compress crushed ice into a little bowl, fills it with berries and mint and flowers, and sets it atop the drink. You neednt go to all that trouble but if you do, youll be rewarded with a drink thats nearly as lovely to look at as it is to sip. Manahan calls for cocchi rosa, a beautiful pink ros wine apritif. Weve also tried it with deep-ruby lillet rouge, a red wine apritif, and its just as delicious. We suspect it would also be lovely with a white wine apritif like cocchi americano or lillet blanc.