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Pinto

After dinner/digestif · Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) · Classic/vintage

3.8 20 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cherry brandy
3/4 oz Fernet liqueur
1/3 oz Lemon juice
2 dash Aromatic bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

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 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

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Flavour profile

18.7% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 208 calories

History

A blend of rich cherry, bittersweet herbs, and lemon.

The recipe is adapted from the 1934 book, Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars. The instructions for the drink are: PINTO 2/3 Cherry Brandy 1/3 Fernet Branca Dash Lemon Juice Dash Angostura Bitters Glass No. 2. Shake.