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Rome is Burning

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

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
3/4 fl oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
1/6 fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 1/2 fl oz	Fiol Extra Dry Prosecco

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

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method:

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Rome is Burning contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.9% alc./vol. (35.81° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

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

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.

Punt E Mes 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
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Monin Grenadine Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail Monin Grenadine Syrup (US) image

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Dave D. Premium Member 2y

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

Herbert Brant 3y

"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.

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