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Appetizer à l'Italienne

After dinner/digestif · Aperitivo/aperitif · Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni)

3.9 11 ratings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Fernet liqueur
1/12 oz Gomme syrup
1 dash Absinthe

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist..

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

18.1% alc./vol. · 0.9 standard drinks · 125 calories

History

This bittersweet, herbal cocktail's name suggests an aperitivo, but it functions better as a digestivo.

William Schmidt's 1892 publication, The Flowing Bowl – When and What to Drink, marked the debut of the Appetizer à L'Italienne. Its preparation instructions are given precisely as: Appetizer à l'Italienne. 2/3 of vino vermouth, 1/3 of Fernet Branca, 1 dash absinthe, 2 dashes of gun. A little ice in the glass, stir well, strain, and serve.

Created by William Schmidt