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Tetra Tinton

Difford’s Guide
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3⁄4 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3⁄4 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3⁄4 fl oz Cockburn's Ruby Soho Port (chilled)
3⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (chilled)
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tetra Tinton contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 22.7% alc./vol. (45.4° proof)
  • 20.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

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

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Review

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

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Lovely gentle apple notes from the Calvados. We call it the 'Big Apple Manhattan'.
score: 1

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