Name: Intercontinental
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Armagnac brandy; 22.5 ml Averna Amaro; 10 ml Maraschino liqueur

Intercontinental
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Photographed in a Bespoke Nick & Nora

Ingredients:
1 oz	Armagnac brandy
³⁄₄ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Bittersweet spirituous armagnac with nutty fruity maraschino.

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History:

Adapted from an originally equal parts cocktail created by Duggan McDonnell in San Francisco, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Intercontinental contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
27.37% alc./vol. (27.37° proof)
17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

18th February at 17:48

I can't believe it was ever a balanced cocktail at even parts because even when the Maraschino is at 1cl it's certainly front and center. It is tamed, though, by the Averna and becomes a very pleasant late night sipper. The Armagnac is surprisingly subdued but provides a strong backbone for the other components.

John CARR

29th April 2024 at 12:05

Having tried this a few tunes in different permutations, have reverted to Simon’s specs - although there were 20ml of Averna left in the bottle… Had been using a tenareze Armagnac which didn’t balance well here. A Bas Armagnac worked much better.

John CARR

25th March 2024 at 10:48

Brilliant flavours, but way too strong on the Luxardo. Knocked it back to 5ml.

Steven Kent

23rd November 2023 at 03:21

I really like the flavors: cola, almond, mint, citrus (the lemon peel is an absolute must). Echoing the other review, it's a little too cloying. I could up the brandy, but I'm worried that would throw the balance of flavors off. I'll either do that next time or try adding some bitters. But the combination of ingredients has potential.

Steven Kent

29th November 2023 at 00:37

Update: I tried this again with one dash of Fee Brothers black walnut bitters and it balances out the cocktail nicely without influencing the flavor all that much.

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Jakub Piechowicz

19th October 2023 at 12:54

I see potential here, but in this configuration it's definitely too sweet. So, more armagnac and less amaro and maraschino. Made with lauvia hors d'age, ramazzotti amaro, stock maraschino.

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