Name: Bonsoni
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Fernet liqueur; 22.5 ml Chilled water

Bonsoni
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Fernet Branca liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Vermouth tames Fernet but will still only appeal to those with suitably old-school palates.

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History:

Vintage cocktail of unknown origin.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bonsoni contains 124 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.48% alc./vol. (12.48° proof)
12.2 grams of pure alcohol

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MIKE LANDERS

10th January at 03:20

I made it 2:1 as I saw it on a Rogue Cocktails spreadsheet. I like it but I would also drink just vermouth or just fernet, so I was pretty sure it was gonna work.

G. M. Genovese

18th May 2024 at 13:08

I think this has to be sipped in the proper setting. A dingy dive bar allowing fumar? I made mine with Punt e Mes, which I thought I'd like best, and I was luckily rewarded.

Tavo Trippe

20th February at 04:32

GM:
I, too, went for the Punt e Mes, as it is truly my favorite vermouth/amaro! And your comment regarding smoking made me reach for my mezcal—just a half teaspoon to give the last quarter of my Bonsoni a new little twist!

Kathy Perantie

27th June 2023 at 02:17

This was delicious! I was expecting it to be more bitter but the fernet was beautifully balanced. The hint of menthol was really refreshing.

Jan Kran

29th April 2022 at 18:16

as a fan of all kinds of Fernet and a kinda fan of sweet vermouth, I think this very simple drink combines the best of both worlds. It mellows the overly simple and sweet taste of red vermouth, while not being overly medicinal from Fernet. Also, very simple to make, which is always a good thing.

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