Stirred · Coupe

William Schmidt, The Flowing Bowl (1892)

Appetizer à L'Italienne cocktail recipe

Name: Appetizer à L'Italienne
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 2 oz Sweet vermouth; 1 oz Fernet-Branca; 0.25 oz Absinthe; 0.25 oz Demerara syrup (1:1)

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What goes in it

2 oz
Sweet vermouth
Bottle · Sweet Vermouth
1 oz
Fernet-Branca
Bottle · Fernet-Branca
0.25 oz
Absinthe
0.25 oz
Demerara syrup (1:1)
House prep · Recipe below ↓

Method · Stirred

1Stir everything with ice until chilled.
2Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: Up

Prep ahead

House prep

Demerara Syrup (1:1)

Keeps: 1 month
Storage: Refrigerated

Ingredients

1 partdemerara sugar
1 partwater

Method

1Stir over low heat until dissolved.

About the Appetizer à L'Italienne

Appetizer à L'Italienne is a cocktail made with sweet vermouth, fernet-branca and absinthe, created by William Schmidt in 1892.

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