Chef's Kiss

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Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
3⁄4 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated lime slice wheel.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A riff on a Naked & Famous, this is an impactful kiss, best enjoyed by those who have an infatuation with fernet.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2020 by bartender Jon Pizano at Lazy Bird cocktail bar in The Hoxton Hotel, Chicago, Illnois, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Chef's Kiss contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 16.44% alc./vol. (16.44° proof)
  • 13.6 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.

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
16th April 2024 at 23:32
What a wonderful fernet cocktail!
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Renato Bondonno’s Avatar Renato Bondonno
26th November 2023 at 20:09
Much enjoyment from this, the fernet and yellow chartreuse work well together and with the lime and sugar balancing the bitterness this is a very pleasing drink.
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Chris VanDoren’s Avatar Chris VanDoren
24th October 2023 at 03:52
I'm not a big Fernet Branca fan, but this was magical. The sweetness and flavors of the Yellow Chartreuse tamed the fernet and complimented it at the same time
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Vern Lindquist’s Avatar Vern Lindquist
8th April 2023 at 22:52
I made this with Angostura Amaro instead of Fernet. It was lovely.
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Jakub Piechowicz ’s Avatar Jakub Piechowicz
4th March 2023 at 21:10
This is liquid ricola. Delicious cocktail.
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Jason Edward CLAPHAM’s Avatar Jason Edward CLAPHAM
3rd March 2023 at 14:51
Is that Demerara syrup? I am guessing 2:1 ration. Looks very nice.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
3rd March 2023 at 15:17
Yes, 2:1 Demerara or a dark muscovado.
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