Name: Nico
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Gin; 37.5 ml Americano bianco; 15 ml Amaro Braulio; 22.5 ml Sparkling water

Nico
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Americano bianco
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Braulio)
³⁄₄ oz	Carbonated/Sparkling/Selzer mineral water

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Americano bianco - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

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

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Nico contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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John CARR

19th May 2024 at 12:11

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?

Robert Spain

4th May 2024 at 21:20

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).

Robert Spain

17th October 2023 at 07:24

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.

Chris Brislawn

20th May 2023 at 04:50

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.

Jonathan Higgins

11th May 2023 at 16:39

Adding the carbonated water after stirring?

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