Name: Quintessential Royal
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Americano rosso; 25 ml Scotch whisky; 10 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 2 drop Chocolate bitters

Quintessential Royal
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Savoia Americano Rosso
⁵⁄₆ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₃ oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
2 drop	Chocolate bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
RIM glass with cacao powder (moisten outside rim with sugar syrup and dip into cacao powder).
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Americano rosso - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The cacao powder rim echoes the subtle chocolate flavours in this tasty bittersweet aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Andrea Kollcaku at Annabell's in Mayfair, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Quintessential Royal contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
19.4% alc./vol. (19.4° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

19th February at 13:32

Went with the slightly less assertive Cardamaro and, lacking cacoa powder, an extra couple of drops of Bob’s finest choc bitters. Superbly rich, flavoursome, lingering bitter-sweetness (like life), vinous, candied citrus and berry fruits.

Simon Sedgley

8th April at 06:22

Oh no, save your Cardamaro for a Brooklyn's Finest in which she will shine as the subtle and elegant queen that she is.

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Calvin Grant

20th February at 07:14

Love Cardamaro and it's wine based...no liquer tax in Washington State USA. Plus Bob's everything!

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Dan Casselman

4th June 2022 at 02:33

Good Scotch and good Vermouth make the difference. The Cocchi provides enough sweetness while the Cynar takes a back seat and does not overpower the Scotch and Cacao. The Cacao bitters (I put a full dash) puts this drink over the top. Well done, another winner. (5 of 8 of “Her Maj’s” Difford cocktails for the Jubilee)

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