Name: Del Famoso (The Famous)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Blanco tequila; 22.5 ml Fernet liqueur; 15 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Del Famoso (The Famous)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
³⁄₄ oz	Fernet Branca liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

The herbal spicy peppermint and liquorice notes of Fernet Branca dominate this digestif-style tequila laced cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in June 2017 by Nathan Hinze at 99 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. The cocktail's name is inspired by the wording on the Fernet Branca label.

Nutrition:

One serving of Del Famoso (The Famous) contains 223 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.7% alc./vol. (23.7° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Lars Jacobsen

1st June 2024 at 19:29

Made this using Olmeca Altos Silver Tequila and rich demerara syrup. The sweetness of the Carpano Antica nicely rounds out the bitterness of the fernet, and vice versa. The agave notes from the tequila ties it all together (use a flavourful tequila for this). Very nice and complex stirred sweet vermouth cocktail.

Bryn Maagaard

5th May 2024 at 19:28

The fernet and antica formula competes for attention with the tequila much more subdued. Still a lovely nightcap with good balance between bitter and sweet. Will try a 100 % agave tequila next time instead of buen vato mixto

G. M. Genovese

25th April 2024 at 17:41

Fernet-forward in a lovely showcase of Fernet and Carpano Antica... The tequila expresses most in the aftertaste... I'll try this again soon as I want to try more hairier agave spirits against the dominant two brands.

Jordan O

15th April 2023 at 00:40

Delicious. I tried it with Mezcal instead of tequila and that was great too.

Alex Grieb

16th March 2023 at 22:12

While it is a nice cocktail, I feel like the tequila does not really come throug; the aroma reminds me of amaro veneziano, which is pleasant, but does not require me to mix a drink.

John Hinojos

19th October 2022 at 03:24

Was looking for a good after dinner cocktail with tequila and this is perfect. All the ingredients work extremely well together. The different flavours burst into your mouth with each sip. On my favourites.

Luca Viviani

14th September 2022 at 18:39

Absolutely fabulous cocktail, with enough sweetness to overcome Fernet's roughness and allow it to shine. Fernet and Tequila seem to be a happy match that I will test on other recipes. This is for me a 5 star cocktail, with no second thoughts.

Stuart Glover

16th January 2024 at 19:17

I bought some fernet branca on a whim before Christmas and it was an inspired experiment. Between this (5* for me) and The Ferrari (equal parts Fernet and Campari) my digestif needs were sated. This cocktail is delicious, but it kinda tastes like tempered Fernet - I don't get much tequila (I've used both Olmeca and Madre mescal and a combination). Am I wasting good stuff on it?

Calvin Grant

7th September 2022 at 02:12

Nice use of Fernet. Note the peppermint/liquorice flavours! Added ice and two dashes Hella Mexican Chocolate bitters midway. Very nice over ice and the heat and chocolate body well complemented this rich digestif.

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