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/blanc/blanco vermouth; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

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Serve in a Coupe glass

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

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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.

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Variant:

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

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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Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

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

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Chris Brislawn

13th June at 03:05

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

25th April at 03:04

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.