Name: Quintessential Drop
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Whisk(e)y - Scotch whisky (blended); 30 ml Campari or other red bitter liqueur; 30 ml Cynar or other carciofo amaro; 2 Absinthe verte (green)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Dehydrated lime wheel & Luxardo maraschino cherry

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1 fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
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Review:

This Scotch based riff on the classic Negroni is dry and bitter and benefits from the extra dilution afforded by an additional stir while drinking - Gary "gaz" Regan style.

History:

Created in 2017 by Luca Missaglia at Aqua Shard, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Quintessential Drop contains 143 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
23.26% alc./vol. (46.52° proof)
21.1 grams of pure alcohol

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