South Pacific Contessa

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Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 oz BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
1 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. Garnish with orange slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

A pisco-laced, bittersweet aperitivo with a bold orange hue.

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History:

A pisco-based riff on John Gertsen's gin-based Contessa, inspired by Tiago Carpenedo's Brazilian Contessa.

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Nutrition:

One serving of South Pacific Contessa contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 18.59% alc./vol. (18.59° proof)
  • 16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
15th June at 02:50
Light and refreshing with compelling complexity. A very approachable bittersweet aperitivo. I made mine in 50ml measures, almost a double and the next thing you know, it was gone. Will go back again. Thank you to the maistre, Mr. Simon.
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
20th May at 15:11
We enjoyed this cocktail but don't think that the Pisco stands toe to toe with the Aperitivo to the extent that Gin does. So we drop the Aperitivo down to 20-25ml...thus upsetting the mathematical elegance.
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