Perpetual Cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄6 oz Crème Yvette liqueur
0.08 oz Dark crème de cacao liqueur
4 drop Chocolate bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Delicate berry fruit and chocolate influences herbal vinous vermouth.

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History:

Recipe adapted from Hugo R. Ensslin's 1917 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks (pape 26):
"½ Italian Vermouth
½ French Vermouth
2 dashes Crème de Cacao
4 dashes Crème Yvette
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve."

More cocktails by Hugo R. Esslinn

Nutrition:

One serving of Perpetual Cocktail contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 13.96% alc./vol. (13.96° proof)
  • 13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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JACQUELINE KIRK’s Avatar JACQUELINE KIRK
4th August 2021 at 16:23
Love this! of course, had to sub things- Distillerie Salamandre Crème de violette; homemade crème de cacao; Dolin sweet vermouth; Noilly Prat dry vermouth. It's always surprising what chocolate can really pair well with. In this case violette (check Rose By Any Other Name, too!) and also Chartreuse Vert. Lovely and low ABV!
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Dirk Wilson’s Avatar Dirk Wilson
24th July 2020 at 08:49
I used a general Violet liquer, moved to a green shade and was amazing - plan to use it with a chocolate dessert
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