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Sophisticated Dane

Name: Sophisticated Dane
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Akvavit / Aquavit; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (45)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Akvavit / Aquavit
3/4 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Sophisticated Dane contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
23.82% alc./vol. (47.64° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

A riff on the Rye Boulevardier created in 2021 by Zachary Taylor (and shared with other Discerning Drinkers via our Rye Boulevardier page).

Review

Caraway, spice, spirituous and on the bitter side of bittersweet. If you like Negronis and aquavit then this is for you.

AKA: Nordgroni

Campari Bitter 375ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$19.99 $1.21 per cocktail Campari Bitter image

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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Justin Aniello 4w

Lovely, sweeter than I was expecting based on the ingredients, especially at first, with the perfect bitter balance. Caraway and citrus pith linger in the aftertaste. Aquavit really needs to be in more cocktails, such a unique flavor.

David Teager 3y

One of the best Negroni riffs. I don’t use this much aquavit, and call it a Nordgroni.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Thanks, David. Great suggestion. I've added Nordgroni as anAKA above,