Name: Secrets of Savoy
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Amaro Lucano; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur

Secrets of Savoy
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 1920 34cl

Ingredients:
2 oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 oz	Lucano amaro
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Mezcal has an affinity to bittersweet liqueurs, here with an almost imperceptible slug of maraschino.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe discovered in March 2024 on barfaith.com.

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
29.07% alc./vol. (29.07° proof)
28.3 grams of pure alcohol

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P D

20th March at 02:36

Made with Bozal Cenizo and garnished with expressed orange peel. Good as is, but for experimentation, will try bumping up the mezcal .25 oz and add chocolate bitters as suggested in other comments.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

24th January at 21:06

I guess my Ojo de Dios is smokier than the Del Maguey as it smothered the other flavours.

Russell Lee

18th April 2024 at 03:38

A pretty interesting cocktail - upon tasting, I couldn't shake that this is a mezcal Last Word/Closing Argument without the citrus, leaning towards the profile of an Old Fashioned-style of drink. I'd fully expect that as a template, you can experiment with just about any amaro out there to substitute the Lucano to create vastly different drinks. I also do agree that 1 dash of any bitters probably helps this cocktail out a lot if a more delicate amaro is chosen.

Russell Lee

18th April 2024 at 03:41

On a second round, I attempted the recipe with Amaro Nonino to replace the same amount of Lucano, and added a single dash of chocolate bitters as Paul Green below had suggested - quite enjoyable!

Paul Green

15th April 2024 at 01:32

Fantastic combination, I added a dash of Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters and Regan's Orange Bitters, finishes it off nicely.

Timothy Wells

11th April 2024 at 01:38

No Lucano so did 2 parts Averna to 1 part Suze, quite enjoyable.

j dawsari

9th April 2024 at 04:29

Hmmm, I used Del Maguey’s Vida Clásico, but the Lucano’s sweetness totally overwhelmed the Mezcal’s smokiness.

I’ll give a milder amaro a try, because this drink has everything I normally like.

Alexandros Bousoulegkas

8th April 2024 at 18:07

Hi, I don't have Lucano, could I substitute with Montenegro or Averna?

Simon Difford

9th April 2024 at 06:26

Montenegro is a very different animal, and while closer, Averna is different again. To properly experience you'll need to invest in a bottle of Lucano.

Gabrielle14

7th April 2024 at 17:10

I have Doc Herson’s amaro not Lucano amaro. Anyone know if this would work well in this cocktail and be a good substitute? Thanks.

Gabrielle14

8th April 2024 at 01:17

Wanted to follow up by saying the drink came out fantastic. Thank you Diffords for the cocktail suggestion! I’ve been looking for a variation of the M&M and I wouldn’t have thought to add Luxardo maraschino liqueur. For anyone interested in Doc Hersons amaro, it’s wonderful: https://www.newyorkcraftspirits.com/products/doc-hersons-bitter-liqueur

Simon Difford

7th April 2024 at 19:07

Sorry, I've not come across Doc Herson's amaro.

Jeffrey Smallwood

7th April 2024 at 02:13

Excellent combo, the smokiness plays so complimentary to the amaro, and the hint of cherry rides shotgun so well. I'm tempted to add a dash of cherry bitters or ¼oz cherry liqueur to see what happens but definitely excellent as is.

Calvin Grant

6th April 2024 at 03:59

Nice find. Thoroughly enjoyed this combination! Glad I had the Lucano. Perhaps the maraschino enhanced/converted some cherry cola notes with the amaro. Continued to please with dilution. Good to the last drop.

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