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Going Nowhere (but making good time)

Name: Going Nowhere (but making good time)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Old Tom gin; 30 ml Chinato (Barolo/Barbera/Grignolino); 40 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (12)

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
³⁄₄ fl oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1 fl oz	Mancino Vermouth di Torino Chinato
1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Going Nowhere (but making good time) contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
18.02% alc./vol. (36.04° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in July 2024 by yours truly for a vermouth seminar at Tales of the Cocktail as an example of a vermouth-led aperitivo.

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Review

Relatively low in alcohol and delicately bittersweet, this cocktail is suited to repeat orders during an extended aperitivo hour. Gin adds additional botanical fortification to chinato and vermouth.

Variations/similar cocktails

Also works with London dry gin if old tom is not available.

Hayman's Old Tom Gin 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
$31.99 $0.97 per cocktail Hayman's Old Tom Gin image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$1.08 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 33 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Brislawn 1y

That's a lot of bianco vermouth for one drink. I thought it would be on the vermouth-heavy side so I used a London dry gin and cut the Angostura back to 2 dashes. Still wasn't happy with the initial mix; increasing the gin to a full ounce helped, more than I expected, and it doesn't preclude repeat orders.

Marie-Therese Straus 1y

I really like this! So few ingredients and yet such a complex flavour (I did use London dry gin rather than Old Tom because I was too lazy to dig that bottle out). It's refreshing but has a hint of richness and the colour is stunning. This is going into my lower ABV aperitivo standard repertoire and I can't wait to make it for friends.

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