Name: Hocus Pocus
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 22.5 ml Orange Curaçao; 5 ml Fernet liqueur

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

³⁄₄ fl oz

Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth

³⁄₄ fl oz

Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Fernet Branca liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

2.2 standard drinks
28.19% alc./vol. (56.38° proof)
31.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Mookie Premium Member 20w

wow this was really good, not a typical gin cocktail. I might put it on a rock next time, and I'd consider floating the fernet but I suspect it would sink

Mephisto 47w

This is a comfort cocktail to me, I love this for years since I discovered it. a really must try.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Not a massive fernet fan but this was very good. Quite a large drink, but the measures lent themselves to reduction by a third, and fernet down to halfish. Happy Halloween/Samhain!

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Wonderfully rich and herbal. Riffing on the Witches’ negroni, tried swapping fernet for Strega, which worked quite well. More mellow, and more emphasis on the citrus and liquorice notes.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Slightly unique. The Fernet is very much detectable and it lingers in the aftertaste. I want to say this reminds me a bit of a Martinez, but it has a little too much presence of Curacao to make that connection. Speaking of connections and lack-there-ofs, I'm well familiar with the Focus song, and whaaa??

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

This was a perfect digestive/evening sipper. Had it to close out Halloween night. Had to have something while giving out candy. Nice flavours that have blended together well.

Gregory Grammer 3y

We used the Austin local, Paula’s Orange Liqueur…delicious

Jeremy Harrold 3y

Interesting. The flavours change and build as you drink. First off, orange with a sweetness and a hint of mint. Then the Fernet kicks in with a menthol mint and liquorice (such a tiny amount as well) and it all gets complicated and you are searching for adjectives. It’s serious.