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Piccola Italia

Name: Piccola Italia
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Grappa; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Amaro (e.g. Nonino); 5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 2 dash Orange bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (16)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno
³⁄₄ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Piccola Italia contains 115 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.55% alc./vol. (51.11° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Simon Sedgley, a fellow Discerning Drinker, as a riff on Audrey Saunders' Little Italy.

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Review

Aromatic moscato grappa is the hero of this complex bittersweet aperitivo.

Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$77.99 $4.73 per cocktail

Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno image

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$54.99 $0.73 per cocktail Amaro Nonino Quintessentia image

Campari Bitter 375ml - makes 75 cocktails
$19.99 $0.27 per cocktail Campari Bitter image

Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Orange Bitters image

$5.80 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Brislawn 51w

We like Saunders' Little Italy so had to try this, though it's a rather loose riff on a Boulevardier. It got me to reopen a neglected bottle of the only grappa we have, a Marolo Grappa based on brunello (sangiovese) grapes. No idea just how much this differs from moscato grappa. Limiting the Campari to just 1 teaspoon is right on the money: this drink opens plenty bitter enough then expands into a nice interplay of the grappa with the fruits and herbal flavors in the vermouth (Cocchi Storico) and those in the Amaro Nonino before a lingering, bitter finish. Sweet vs. sour vs. bitter balance is excellent. 5 stars to S. Sedgley!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 48w

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the generous review. Cheers.

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