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Marianito

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (75)
Marianito image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered orange zest twist and green olive.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest over cocktail and skewer with olive to use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Marianito contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.6% alc./vol. (33.21° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Traditionally made with Spanish vermouth, the Marianito originated in northern Spain and remains especially popular in the Basque Country, La Rioja, and the city of Burgos. Properly known as a "Marianito Preparado", simply ordering a "Marianito" in many Spanish bars will often result in a small glass of vermouth being served instead.

Review

A vermouth-forward Spanish variation on the Negroni, which is great served over ice or straight-up.

AKA: Marianito Preparado

Cocktail of the day:

21st March 2026 is World Vermouth Day

Variations/similar cocktails

Rhum Marianito

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Comments & Discussion

Doug Bain Premium Member
Delicious. Based on other comments, I increased the gin to 3/4 oz. Citadelle gin, Antica Formula vermouth
score: 0
Thierry Vandevelde
Very good, but slightly too vermouth-forward for my taste.
score: 1
Doug James Premium Member
Such a tasty and refreshing low ABV cocktail. I made this exactly as written using Castelvetrano olives as the garnish and was very pleasantly surprised how well they paired with the vermouth and Campari in this wonderful cocktail.
score: 1
Sandy Hending
This is a delicious cocktail! I just spotted the ingredients for this Marianito are in error in my Eighteenth Edition Guide aka ‘The Encyclopaedia’ pg 402. Love this book so much!
score: 1
Sally Morgan Premium Member
A great way of showcasing a craft vermouth (I can highly recommend Pembrokeshire's Still Wild Sweet Rosso Vermouth for example) in which case serve straight up to appreciate it at it's best
score: 1
Patricio González-Careaga López-Tapia Premium Member
A "Marianito" here in Bilbao is just a smaller sized vermouth. Most people order that instead of a" Vermouth". This "prepared" version is what we call a Marianito Preparado.. Every bar has their own recipe, but it's quite Vermouth-forward: something like 7 parts Martini - 2 parts Campari - 1 part Gin. Difford's recipe could be my favorite though, more Negroni-styled 😎
score: 3
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Many thanks for sharing your local knowledge. I've added this above.
score: 1
Tara Yadgir
I used Lustau Sweet Vermouth, Edinburgh Seaside Gin and Campari. The recipe I used was slightly different and called for 2/3 oz pomelo juice and 2/3 oz of Campari. I prefer it the way Difford:s has it listed.
score: 1
Owen Daulton
Big fan of this one. Needs a good vermouth. With Cocchi torino and tanqueray 10 this was lovely, with lots of dark/ sweet cola notes balanced by the bitter/herbal.
score: 2
Pedro Britto Premium Member
Actually very well balanced, although I'd prefer a little more gin (gin lover Campari hater here).
score: 2

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