Name: Chorus Girl
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Americano bianco; 5 ml Cherry brandy; 5 ml Rosolio Bergamotto; 4 drop Chocolate bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1/4 fl oz

Americano bianco

1/6 fl oz

Cherry (brandy) liqueur

1/6 fl oz

Italicus liqueur

4 drop

Chocolate bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of rose petal..

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Float rose petal.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Chorus Girl contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25.99% alc./vol. (51.97° proof)
24.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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Comments & Discussion

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Bryn Maagaard 1h

Delicious and very moreish! Didn't have italicus so I replaced it with St. Germain. It might not have the distinctive citrus notes of italicus, but the floral tones matched well with the gin and rosso. also used bitter truth spiced chocolate bitters which dried up the cocktiail in a very pleasant way. Could barely detect the cherry brandy though.

Chris Dimal 18w

I just noticed John's comment that Cocchi Dopo Teatro is recommended. I wonder how good it would be with that. Felt more like a digestif than an aperitif, and definitely not like a Martinez variation, still pretty nice.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

I notice that Jason recommends to use cocchi dopo Teatro if available - as per his personal entry on DG for this recipe.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Hi Simon, the computer has produced an unhappy combination at How to make no. 2 here.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Thanks, John. Now corrected. It's going to take me a few weeks to complete the change to the steps in the method for all recipes. Monster job but worth the pain.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Mammoth I’d imagine, but good on you for doing so 🫡

Jeffrey Moore 1y

Lovely cocktail. Really nice gin sipper. Complex, but easy drinking. Crisp & clean gin botanicals, fruit, slightest bitter from both Cocchi Americano, then chocolate on the finish from bitters & my Cocchi Torino as well. Rounded, balanced cocktail plan to revisit.

Wilfred 1y

Clapham's directions call for this drink to be stirred and not shaken. I agree with him, it tastes significantly better when the drink was a bit warmer.

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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Sorry. Now corrected with instruction to stir rather than shake.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Been hanging out for a while for this until I had all the ingredients. Since Canberra is in its winter sticks, subbed camellia petals for rose, otherwise to spec. Supremely well balanced and nuanced. Initial flavour is floral, delicate and ‘feminine’, then the richness and darker notes emerge. Brilliant balance of herbal, sweet, dry, rich and fruity.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Can I clarify what’s being called for with vermouth Di Torino? Any Rosso/sweet vermouth, or should it be a more full bodied kind? I use Dolin rouge as my standard sweet vermouth.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

This vermouth category is intended to represent a style of rosso vermouth that's a bit more full-bodied than Dolin Rouge. However, if that's what you have, then I'd give it a go.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Thanks! My bottle of carpano is definitely passed use by now… annoyingly they only seem to sell it in litre bottles here, other than online.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 2y

The Guide (tm) categorises rosso vermouths into
* Rosso/rouge(sweet) inc Dolin rouge [467 recipes] "130g/L sugar, lightly/unaged"
* Full-bodied sweet (eg antica formula) [51 recipes] "antica style, sweet, fruity" was "aged"?
* Vermouth amaro - full-bodied (eg Punt e Mes) [41 recipes]
* Light vermouth amaro, eg Cardamaro
etc ..
So would the 'vermouth di torino' in this recipe map onto the 'full-bodied sweet' category?