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

La Viña
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
1 oz	Lustau East India Solera Cream Sherry
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Cream sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Considered by many as a contemporary classic, "The Vineyard" is equal parts rye spicy punch, amaro herbal bittersweetness, and cream sherry richness with a touch of zesty orange oil freshening bitterness. Best appreciated as a digestivo or nightcap.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Alex Day at Death & Co. in New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of La Viña contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.57% alc./vol. (55.13° proof)
24.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Gareth Hives

7th February at 19:19

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

7th February at 19:01

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

8th February at 02:20

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.

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Simon Sedgley

5th February at 11:36

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

7th February at 12:58

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

John CARR

16th January 2025 at 12:13

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

16th January 2025 at 12:17

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.

Jeremy Harrold

5th December 2024 at 17:18

I felt it needed an extra third of an ounce of Ezra Brooks Straight Rye to cut through the Amaro/Sherry combo.

John CARR

2nd December 2024 at 13:30

Definitely in the late night category. Boozy and rich.

Yorey C

31st December 2023 at 03:32

Kirkland Canadian 40% | Harvey's BCSS ... drinkable and balanced. tastes pretty wine-ey. like vermouth

Dee Stump

8th August 2022 at 02:13

Might as well call this the Holy Trinity. The bitters are the icing on the cake. They don't balance each other, they just melt into one. Beautiful.

Alan Brown

29th April 2022 at 17:20

Definitely a modern classic for me. Harmonious and complex flavours, it works just as well (at least in my house) as a pre-dinner sharpener. A ‘keeper’.

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