Drifter

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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Japanese blended whisky
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
3 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Whisky-forward with supporting herbal richness.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Drifter contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 26.92% alc./vol. (26.92° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Elisabeth Feltaous’ Avatar Elisabeth Feltaous
28th August 2024 at 20:50
I used Nikka Whiskey, which has a fruity nose and a smoky finish, and apple vermouth. Over all interesting but I wouldn't recommend. Maybe the other versions would work better.
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Deyan Kavrakov’s Avatar Deyan Kavrakov
9th July 2024 at 07:27
I used the Japanese Hibiki Harmony, which has distant fruity and citrus notes. Strongly recommend twisting thick grapefruit zest. Love it, this is a shiny newcomer.
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
6th July 2024 at 03:54
The Japanese whiskey (I used Suntory) and large proportion of bianco vermouth set this apart from other whiskey drinks. No grapefruit zest so I used orange. Highly recommended.
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