Name: Precursory Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tawny port; 45 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 5 ml Lemon juice; 3 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 dash Orange bitters

Precursory Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest and quarter orange slice wheel..
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with quarter orange slice on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port, Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The winning cocktail from CLASS magazine Bartender of the Year 2009.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Tim Philips at Milk & Honey in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Precursory Cocktail contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
11.74% alc./vol. (11.74° proof)
12.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Thierry Vandevelde

8th November 2024 at 17:36

A little too sweet for my taste but well balanced nonetheless.

Annabelle Egginton

3rd January 2024 at 18:01

This is yummy on a cold winter’s evening.

Martin Pryce

26th December 2023 at 21:33

I feel this should be on the Christmas cocktail list. Rich red fruits from the two wines, complex bitter and spice notes but still bright and easy to drink.