Name: St. Moritzino
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka; 30 ml Triple sec; 10 ml Orgeat syrup; 30 ml Lemon juice

St. Moritzino
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE 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:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Vodka laced with sour lemon juice balancing rich almond syrup to make a candy-like cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Mario Da Como at The Renaissance Bar, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland where he worked as head bartender from December 1963 to April 2008 (44 years 5 months).

The original version of this drink, the San Moritzino Cocktail was first made by Mario in 1972 when Andrea Badrutt, the hotel's Director, received a "noble rum" from South Africa as a gift. Unable to sell it due to the embargo in place at the time, Mario mixed the rum with Cointreau, fresh lime and orzata (orgeat syrup) to create the first version of what would become the hotel's signature cocktail.

As vodka became fashionable so the rum based San Moritzino morphed into the St. Moritzino which remains the hotel's signature cocktail to this day.

Nutrition:

One serving of St. Moritzino contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.65% alc./vol. (17.65° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Gordon Roberts

31st May at 22:19

Very nice; the orange, almond and lemon work well together. I find it a bit sweet, but my companion wants another!

Mary Bellamy

11th September 2023 at 23:31

Sweeter than I would normally like, though it's an almond-y sweetness, which is a little more unusual. Other than the orgeat, it's a good way to use up basic bar supplies. I'd probably make this for friends who want to start exploring cocktails but aren't ready to get wild with bitters and liqueurs yet.

Adi Shavit

27th August 2022 at 13:29

Very nice, though a bit too sweet for me.

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