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The Southern Alliance

Name: The Southern Alliance
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 1&frasl;2 barspoon Balsamic vinegar; 1 dash Plum bitters

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Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
2/3 fl oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
1/2 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ barspoon	Balsamic vinegar of Modena
1 dash	Fee Brothers Plum bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish, along with skewered maraschino cherry.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Angelos Bafas at Fabrica Cocktail Bar in Drama, Greece.

Review

Brandy shines with a delicate fruitiness in this dryish, bittersweet stirred cocktail served on the rocks.

Punt E Mes 750ml - makes 37 cocktails
$27.99 $0.76 per cocktail Punt E Mes image

Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$29.99 $0.60 per cocktail

Fee Brothers Plum Bitters 150ml - makes 480 cocktails
$10.49 $0.02 per cocktail Fee Brothers Plum Bitters image

$1.38 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 37 cocktails.
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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Comments & Discussion

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Michael Cronin 1y

Oh, that is nice! I had to substitute a 3 parts Cochi di Torino to 1 part Campari for the Punt E Mes. This has nice complexity and allows me to use some unusual ingredients with the plum bitters and balsamic. Thanks for posting this one.