Name: Another Sunken Boat
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Mezcal; 22.5 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 15 ml Cherry brandy; 2 dash Absinthe

Another Sunken Boat
Jump to

Glass:

Photographed in a Modern America Cocktail

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
³⁄₄ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₂ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

Far from being a wreck, this boat is worthy of re-floating, indeed cruising upon. Its displacement is perfectly balanced and it handles well. However, beware, it may sink you!

View readers' comments

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Phil Ward at Long Island Bar in New York City, USA.

More cocktails by Phil Ward

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.13% alc./vol. (50.25° proof)
20.9 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

Showing 10 of 18 comments for Another Sunken Boat.
See discussion in the Forum

Please log in to make a comment

Gareth Hives

23 hours ago

Thank you , very very nice drink. Into the favourites you pop

Simon Sedgley

13th February at 14:57

Such a wonderfully sumptuous and yet simple cocktail. As a Cognac variant, we have settled on a base spirit split of 30ml Cognac and 15ml Mezcal (we think that they are a match made in heaven).

Ruth Harvey

26th December 2025 at 17:04

Mayday, mayday, mayday!!! We need more time to drink another! Left us three sheets to the wind⚓!

Ben Littlechilds

21st November 2025 at 01:25

I like that it has a unique tasting profile, def mezcal forward, 8.2/10 for me.

Chris Dimal

5th October 2025 at 09:11

The comments here are interesting. I substituted the Punt e Mes with Cocchi Torino and little helpings of Ango and Campari and it was surprisingly balanced! Though I will say that the cherry liqueur got a little lost.

Simon Sedgley

21st December 2024 at 15:43

Inveterate fiddlers that we are, we decided to try a Cognac version of this...simply substituting the 45ml of Mezcal for the same volume of Cognac. But retaining 5ml of Mezcal. We loved it. Next time we might go more on the Mezcal, out of curiosity. The original version of the drink is brilliant, of course.

John CARR

3rd February 2025 at 00:55

Sounds like tempting variation to me!

Jeremy Harrold

23rd October 2024 at 16:31

Perfectly matched flavours. A good way into Mezcal.

John CARR

29th August 2024 at 14:51

Smoked cherry goodness. What’s not to like? More Phil ward magic. I’d be tempted to try with Cocchi vermouth amaro subbed for the punt e mes next time.

jill andrews

4th April 2025 at 20:01

I also opted for cocchi. Sublime and with a really varied flavour profile.

Simon Sedgley

21st December 2024 at 15:10

Yes, we went with the Cocchi...our go to vermouth amaro.

1 reply

Tim Fitch

28th July 2024 at 20:20

Had to extemporise so swapped Cherry Herring with De Kyper and I only had Zignum Mezcal (not very Smokey). However a great cocktail, less sweet than others have noted and of course less smoke. Terrific balance

Simon Sedgley

11th June 2024 at 11:48

Beautifully balanced. We serve this in a Rocks glass with a chunk of ice. Summer evenings can be warm where we are.

See discussion in the Forum