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Jersey's Best Dancers
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Jersey's Best Dancers
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 1 oz | Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc) |
| 1 oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal |
| 1 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Three equal-part ingredients, the holy grail of cocktail recipes, makes for a dry spirituous apéritif cocktail. This cocktail is very similar to a Maximiliano.
Incidentally, Jersey's Best Dancers is the third studio album by the New Jersey band Lifetime (released June 1997).
History:
Adapted from a 2017 recipe by Charlie Martin at Eclipse Restaurant, Saint Louis, USA, who says, "I wanted a version of the Negroni that used mezcal as the base spirit and Suze as the bittering agent. Whipped this drink up and now it's on our menu! Rarely you nail it on the first try but this one is perfect!"
Charlie's original recipe calls for equal parts: Suze, Vida Mezcal and Carpano Dry vermouth.
Nutrition:
One serving of Jersey's Best Dancers contains 151 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 21% alc./vol. (21° proof)
- 18.9 grams of pure alcohol
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Great drink!