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Maria Mole

Anytime · Aperitivo/aperitif · Herbal

3.8 11 ratings

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Spanish brandy
1 1/3 oz Bianco/blanco vermouth

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

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

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Flavour profile

22.2% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 170 calories

History

Sweet vermouth mellows and flavours the brandy in this simple, tasty, two-ingredient cocktail; the orange zest twist is essential.

This cocktail gained popularity in Brazil during the 1980s. It was initially made with a local sweetened and flavored sugar distillate named "Dreher," sometimes called "Brazilian Cognac." The name "Maria Mole" also belongs to a traditional Brazilian dessert akin to marshmallow. This term also signifies something soft or amorphous. The cocktail's name likely derives from the mellowing effect the vermouth has on the spirit.