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Odessa

Herbal · Spirit-forward

4.2 12 ratings

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Ingredients

3/4 oz Batavia arrack
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Red bitter liqueur
2 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

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Flavour profile

26.1% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 206 calories

History

Spirit-forward and bittersweet with arrack's tang, laced with gin. Best served on-the-rocks, an arrack-influenced Negroni riff.

J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails created this recipe in 2025. The Odessa is first documented in Elvezio Grassi's 1936 book, Mille Misture. The original recipe specified Cordial Campari, a product no longer available, instead of the Campari red bitter liqueur that exists today. Odessa Cocktail (Serie Grassi) Agitare nel shaker con ghiaccio 25% Vermouth Torino 25% Dry gin 25% Cordial Campari 25% Arak di Batavia 2 spruzzi Angostura. Servite con ciliegia candita.

Created by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails