Name: Rome is Burning
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 5 ml Grenadine syrup; 3 dash Creole bitters; 45 ml Prosecco

Rome is Burning
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Fiol Extra Dry Prosecco

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Garnish: Flamed orange zest twist (discarded) & skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

How to make:

STIR first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with sparkling wine.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes), Prosecco sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Originally topped with lambrusco, I've opted for prosecco but some, like me, may prefer champagne or other brut sparkling wine. Whichever you choose, the result is cognac-laced bittersweet herbal and lightly vivacious aperitivo or digestivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe that originated in 2008 at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.87% alc./vol. (17.87° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave D.

27th December 2023 at 00:25

Excellent on blend of flavors….Need to love Italian bitter flavors, which I do. (My wife does not) Used Prosecco

Herbert Brant

6th December 2022 at 20:46

"Lightly vivacious" is an excellent description for this delightful cocktail. On the sweeter side —I'd move it down a notch on the scale—, and with the Prosecco for brilliance, this is a smart cocktail, especially appropriate for a festive gathering.