Name: La Viña
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Amaro (e.g. Nonino); 30 ml Cream sherry; 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

1 fl oz

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

1 fl oz

Lustau East India Solera Cream Sherry

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of La Viña contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.54% alc./vol. (55.08° proof)
24.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Cream sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Minkus 6w

DIdn't have Nonino, and the only amaro around was Meletti. So I split the amaro part 50/50 Meletti and dry curaçao. Really smooth and delicious digestif.

Gareth Hives Premium Member 17w

Ran out of sherry, subbed some ruby port instead and still lovely. Did two dashes of bitters just to offset the sweetness

Gareth Hives Premium Member 35w

I don’t want to mess with perfection but expressing some orange peel over the top really works as well. What a drink.

Gareth Hives Premium Member 35w

Wow, we have a winner. My top 5 cocktails haven’t really changed much over the last year or so. This is straight in there. Had to swap the Nonino for Montenegro, anybody know how much difference that would make?

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 35w

For us it would make a lot of difference. The Nonino is brighter and sharper with crystalline citrusy notes so it's a good foil to the sherry. The Montenegro, being 'quieter' and more 'brooding' would, in contrast, serve as a less interesting complement to the sherry.

Gareth Hives Premium Member 35w

Thanks Simon, I already have way too many bottles out in the garden and also in the house. I currently have 3 different Amari and was hoping not to have to buy a 4th. Oh well in for a penny...

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 35w

Simon...I'm wondering whether or not to purchase Death & Co's book 'Cocktail Codex'. Is there wisdom therein do you think? Cheers.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 35w

It's one of the many books on my shelf and, like others, it has some great recipes.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Straight to the classics list - I’m sure this will please many palates with its sweetness, richness and spice, complemented by generous hit of orange oil spritzed over. I can definitely see myself serving this to friends.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

The rye works well, but I suspect other base spirits such as scotch or cognac would be worth trying - reminiscences of a Burnt fuselage here, tho I found this sweeter.