Name: Dantes in Fernet
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Single malt Scotch whisky; 5 ml Fernet liqueur; 30 ml Blood orange juice; 10 ml Maple syrup; 1 dash Mole bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Single malt Scotch whisky (Speyside)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Fernet Branca liqueur

1 fl oz

Blood orange juice

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Maple syrup

1 dash

Mole bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Dantes in Fernet contains 130 calories

Alcohol content:

0.8 standard drinks
13.74% alc./vol. (27.48° proof)
11.1 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Felicia Premium Member 45w

I found Whistlepig Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup at the whole foods. It’s amazing!! Perfect here (and in a bit of bourbon, too!) The fernet didn’t overpower which I appreciated.

Michael Click 45w

I used Monkey Shoulder. It's a really nice drink! I like the way the flavors mingle together.

Frederic D. Premium Member 1y

Used Glenlivet 12. An interesting drink. It starts a bit quietly, but resolves into an interesting fernet/blood orange combination that may be worth revisiting.

Justine Fehley Premium Member 2y

Pretty good for a light aperitif. I used Glenlivet 12, and reduced the maple syrup to 5 ml like some commenters suggest.

Peter Shaw Premium Member 2y

Intriguing mix of ingredients (but I didn’t put any bitters in - don’t have that one), but it seems to balance out. On my list for “When Blood Oranges in season”

Rae Hopcroft 2y

Somehow just doesn’t work, even with halving the maple syrup. I think it very much depends on the notes of the whisky used but that combination with chocolate doesn’t do it for me. Used Arran single malt.

Jeremy Harrold 3y

Unfortunately it didn’t hit the spot! It didn’t seem to have a focus, a bit fruity, a bit sweet, possibly a teeny bit of Fernet. Added a splash of Laphroiag Select which made it more interesting…

Christopher Day 3y

I was expecting this to be amazing - I particularly enjoy Fernet Branca (as well as all the other ingredients) - but was ultimately very disappointed. I tried with 1/3floz maple syrup and it seemed promising but much too sweet (drowning out the Fernet and even the whisky); with 1/6floz it was more balanced in terms of flavours but altogether not much there in it. I wonder whether it needs a peaty single malt instead of the generic Dewars 12 I keep for 'mixing' purposes.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Five Start. Tasted much different than I was expecting. Slightly smoky and herbal. Blood orange makes for a wonderful colour. Did follow Miquel's advise and put in half of the maple syrup. Resulting cocktail was perfect before dinner.