Name: The Addington
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 1 dash Boker's bitters

The Addington
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1 dash	Boker's bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A beautifully balanced, spirit-forward, stirred, cognac-based cocktail with Vermouth di Torino and herbal liqueur.

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Variant:

Froupe; Addington

History:

Created in 2015 by Guy Butler at Muddlers in Sydenham, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Addington contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
26.04% alc./vol. (26.04° proof)
20.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave Smith

10th February at 01:45

In the interests of experimentation I made a Froupe with Courvoisier VSOP, red vermouth and licorice 43. Sorry no Benedictine or Bokers. Then to contrast, same ingredients and different ratios. The Addington is far superior with less red vermouth. This one is on my list!

John CARR

22nd July 2024 at 15:03

Although contemporary, very much in the vintage mode: strong, unapologetic flavours. Rich, fruity and spirituous.

James Prince

12th May 2024 at 22:06

Ingredients list says Dolin Rouge but Review says Vermouth di Torino (assume Cocchi)... not sure which is preferred here?

John CARR

18th July 2024 at 13:57

Looks like im having the same issue. Both vermouths are in my added ingredients.

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Simon Difford

13th May 2024 at 08:39

I suspect only saying Dolin Rouge for you as you have this in Your Ingredients as your preferred Rooso vermouth.

Mike Gibb

25th November 2023 at 20:06

The Froupe's big brother, with half the vermouth and bitters, and twice the Benedictine. The jury is out on which I prefer, and further playing with proportions is needed.

G. M. Genovese

15th June 2023 at 18:33

Much better than the Froupe. Better showcase for all the ingredients... The Boker's will stand out if you apply with a heavy hand.

Sander Pastoor

25th February 2023 at 19:53

First cocktail I made with a newly acquired bottle of Biker's Bitters. I'm not certain how strong the flavor of the bitters are specifically, but this is an absolutely lovely cocktail. I will be making this again!

Simon Difford

30th January 2022 at 20:03

Well spotted, the two cocktails are really only separated by the amount of vermouth. I've added a link to Froupe above. Thanks for pointing out.

Paul Holdsworth

30th January 2022 at 09:34

As a south-east London boy myself, I'll certainly be trying this sometime soon. It does, however, look suspiciously like the more traditional Froupe Cocktail...

Matt Excell

24th December 2021 at 19:18

Love this - my favourite Harvard riff. It's a shame it doesn't show up when you search on Rosso Vermouth, though

Simon Difford

27th December 2021 at 18:27

Thanks for letting me know. This should now show when you search rosso vermouth.

David M.

31st May 2021 at 07:20

Spiritous with just the right amount of sweetness. The lemon twist plays very nicely against the Benedictine (which does great work for such a small amount).