Name: Pizzicato Passage
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Amontillado sherry; 30 ml Amaro (e.g. Meletti); 15 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Chilli liqueur; 4 drop Chocolate bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry

1 fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Meletti)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Chilli liqueur

4 drop

Chocolate bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist & skewered candied ginger.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger and orange zest twist.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pizzicato Passage contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
23.19% alc./vol. (46.38° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

Please log in to make a comment

Mookie Premium Member 14w

this was really interesting - and I did sub Flor de Caña 12 for the gin - but I didn't have my usual ice and I think I added too much dilution in stirring, so will have to revisit this soon

Nikolaus Linder Premium Member 32w

Wonderfully deep and nuanced. An instant favorite. And also a recipe to explore. I tried it with different sorts of rum but returned to gin eventually. Not a (London) dry type, but a more mellow one. In my case, Isle of Harris Gin.

Carolyn Rush 40w

Tried it with Averna and gin and really enjoyed it.
Followed Michael Z's suggestion and substituted Ron Zacapa for the gin and WOW!
Deep and contemplative indeed!

This is a "grown up drink" (my boyfriend's assessment).

I may never leave the house again.

PS Don't skip the orange twist

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

A lovely, restrained sipper. We thought commenter Michael's suggestion worth a try and used Plantation Original Dark in place of the Gin...made, for us, a deeper, more contemplative drink, equally lovely.

MIKE LANDERS 1y

This was great! I made this with Lustau Palo Cortado Peninsula, Amaro Meletti, (unaged) Genever from Wigle in Pittsburgh, Ancho Reyes and Angostura Cacao bitters. Unusual build that I want to explore more.