Scorched Earth

Serve in a Martini glass...
1½	fl oz	Cognac
½	fl oz	Martini Rosso vermouth
½	fl oz	Cynar

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

Dry, very aromatic and bordering on bitter. Interesting but not to everybody's taste.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2006 by Nicholas Hearin, at Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta, USA, and first published by Gary Regan.

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