Name: IVO
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Black raspberry liqueur; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Bols Black Raspberry Liqueur

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of IVO contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
26.95% alc./vol. (53.91° proof)
27.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth, Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Named after the logo of Quo Vadis in London, where yours truly is a regular and in December 2009 asked Emma Ramos to make this drink for Charlotte Ashburner, then Chambord's UK Brand Manager. That original recipe was 60ml bourbon, 30ml dry vermouth, 15ml black raspberry liqueur, and 1 dash bitters, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Comments & Discussion

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Jeff Durbin 9w

A fusion between a perfect Manhattan and a French (Chambord) Manhattan. I used rye because I was almost out of Bourbon and I thought the rye would do better than Kentucky whiskey.

On the sweet side.

CJ Grant 11w

I used some homemade raspberry liqueur that is almost certainly not as sweet as the proposed ingredient, so I added a scant bar spoon of simple syrup after a quick sip. This helped things, but a more expressive bourbon is needed (versus the Buffalo Trace I used).

Ruth Harvey 1y

It would be perfect for my taste just as recommend -but I knew my company would prefer it to be a tad sweeter, so added a tiny splash of sugar.

Chris Dimal 1y

Not really the recipe by any means, but I made my own sort of blacberry-raspberry/black raspberry/tayberry liqueur by combining a dark creme de cacao, creme de mure and raspberry syrup. A little sweet, but really delicious actually.

Jill Ghosh 3y

This was just ok for me. A bit too sweet for me. Maybe try it without the sweet vermouth next time.

Asher Günther 3y

Improved with an expression of lemon oils imo

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

This is a perfect evening sipper. Bourbon forward with a softening from the vermouth and Chambord. Well balanced and not overly sweet. On my favourites and would definitely have again.

Nik Kuhn 5y

I was out of my Angels Envy Bourbon, so I used Angels Envy Rye and added some Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Bitters alongside the Angostura Bitters. Will definitely be making this again, but 100% agree with Peter that it is a after dinner/dessert drink.

Peter Rocha 5y

In the Manhattan vein but fruitier and less vapory, the Chambord adds such a nice change of pace, and plopping in a few fresh home-made Maraschinos went a long way. Would be a nice after dinner and/or dessert drink.

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