Name: Acanthus
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 30 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

1 fl oz

Punt E Mes vermouth amaro

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.9% alc./vol. (35.8° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 17w

Ford's Gin, St George Bruto Americano, Punt e Mes combo was quite nice. Probably the most pleasing drink I've had with the itself delicious but blend-fussy Bruto.

Mike Premium Member 25w

A mellow Negroni indeed. A great alternative for those who reject a Negroni as “too bitter” and a great alternative for those who love a Negroni but want to switch it up.

Ford’s gin, Aperol, Punt e Mes.

Next time, I’d add a couple dashes of Regan’s.

Andreas Beil 43w

Being a big lover of the stronger Italian gentian bitter, I tried this side by side with Campari instead of Aperol, and I must admit that Mr. Clapham, again, suggests a great combo. The Aperol version is floral, friendly, very aperitif-style, calling for a mild summer evening, while the Campari is rather fireplace version of a Negroni.

Chris Brislawn 1y

No Punt e Mes so I used Alessio Vermouth di Torino Rosso, which has enough bittering to qualify as a vermouth amaro. Instead of Aperol I went with Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato, which I grabbed by mistake when shopping for Ramazzotti Amaro a while back and have been looking for opportunities to use ever since; this worked. Upped the gin to 1.25 oz to dry it out a bit. Very nice bitter aperitivo that's more Negroni-inspired than Negroni variant.

Cassandra Adams Premium Member 1y

Delicious. In common with a couple of the other commenters, I prefer this over the standard negroni.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 1y

Very much led by the Punt e Mes, perhaps too much.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Yes, Punt e Mes is too much for us. We do this with Cardamaro. If that's altogether too mellow to your taste, then add a dash or two of your favourite bitters...we go with Angostura Orange.

Beth Schneider 1y

Loved this bittersweet, “mellow Negroni”.

I D 1y

Made using Larios London Dry Gin, other ingredients as specified. Absolutely loved it, a perfect balance between sweet and bitter. I've struggled with a standard Negroni, wanting to like it but the Campari not liking me. This, however is delicious!