Name: Tetra Tinton
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Calvados apple brandy; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Ruby port; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Creole bitters

Tetra Tinton
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
³⁄₄ oz	Cognac (brandy)
³⁄₄ oz	Cockburn's Ruby Soho Port chilled
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth chilled
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Ruby port, 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:

An apple-influenced, easy-drinking alternative to a Sweet Manhattan.

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History:

As the name suggests, this is a four-ingredient riff on the classic Trinton cocktail (with dashes of bitters). Created in January 2026 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tetra Tinton contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.67% alc./vol. (45.34° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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