Skip advertisement Advertisement

Nico

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (18)
Nico image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 1/4 fl oz Americano bianco
1/2 fl oz Amaro (e.g. Braulio)
3/4 fl oz Carbonated/Sparkling/Selzer mineral water

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above.

Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method:

STIR first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with soda.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Nico contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.35% alc./vol. (34.7° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Skip advertisement Advertisement

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Matty Eggleston at Nico Osteria in Chicago, USA.

Review

Bittersweet, herbal and laced with gin's botanical flavours. Fades with lingering liquorice.

Skip advertisement Advertisement
Difford’s Shop logo
$4.65 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 20 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Visit Difford’s Shop USA

Gallery

Skip advertisement Advertisement

Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
Fresh, herbal and zesty. Love the fizz from the soda water and the depth from the amaro. Homegrown lemons from a friend added a proper zesty garnish. Could be suitable for a blended scotch version too?
score: 1
Robert Spain
Gathered all the ingredients and it's delicious. I also tried with vermouth bianco and tonic water instead of soda. It's OK, what a bit to strong. So, if you don't find Americano, use vermouth and enjoy (IMHO).
score: 1
Robert Spain
I had Braulio, but not the Americano, so I used Martini Bianco instead. The cocktail it's just delicious. I guess that using Americano will make it even better, but that's hard to believe. The carbonated water also adds to the enjoyment of this drink.
score: 1
Chris Brislawn
Don't have Amaro Braulio but had been looking for a recipe that would showcase an amaro so I could feature something I recently found, Lazzaroni Amaro. This is a good template for that purpose, showing off the features of a dark amaro in a simple, 3-ingredient drink that turns an amaro into a cocktail without obscuring it or making it sticky sweet. Adding a splash of seltzer is a nice touch that lightens things up and adds a little fizz without introducing additional flavors.
score: 2
Jonathan Higgins
Adding the carbonated water after stirring?
score: 1

View 5 comments and discussion

See more...

Difford’s Shop logo
$4.65 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 20 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Visit Difford’s Shop USA

Filibuster

Filibuster Image

A rye whiskey and maple syrup sour served short and straight-up. You'd perhaps have expected this cocktail to be more drawn out.

View more

Tia Mia

Tia Mia Image

Mezcal adds its unique character to this tasty Mai Tai riff Mai Tai riff.

View more

Club Cocktail (Difford's recipe)

Club Cocktail (Difford's recipe) Image

I originally used pisco to augment the cognac/brandy, but pineapple rum sits more harmoniously with the other ingredients. A splash of fizz is an...

View more

Aged Honey Daiquiri

Aged Honey Daiquiri Image

Rich, flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this delicious Daiquiri. The fuller your honey, the more flavoursome your rum should be.

View more

Fireman's Sour

Fireman's Sour Image

A cocktail that dates from the early 20th century, when it was made without egg white and served straight-up. However, this more contemporary...

View more

Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa Image

Fruity, yet spirit-forward. Looking at the ingredients, this cocktail should be very sweet. It is rich, but it is surprising how the dilution from...

View more