Name: Contessa
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Aperol (orange-red aperitivo); 30 ml Vermouth - Dry

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).

1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1 fl oz	Dry vermouth
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Review:

As Negroni-style cocktails go, the vibrant orange-amber Contessa is nudging being on the sweet side (but no less likeable for it).

History:

Adapted from a recipe attributed to John Gertsen at Drink bar in Boston, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Contessa contains 164 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
18.98% alc./vol. (37.96° proof)
17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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