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The Queen's Steeple

Name: The Queen's Steeple
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Amaro (e.g. Montenegro); 25 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 15 ml Rosolio Bergamotto; 3 drop Boker's style bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (51)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Amaro Montenegro
5/6 fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1/2 fl oz	Italicus liqueur
3 drop	Difford's Bokers Bitters By Bob's Bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Queen's Steeple contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
16.2% alc./vol. (32.4° proof)
13.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in 2017 by Loris Carotenuto at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England.

Review

Amaro pleasantly dominates this bittersweet, delicately orangey aperitif cocktail.

Comments & Discussion

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Garth Stanish 1y

I think the italicus gets buried a bit in this combo by the amaro… and, as others have noted, it’s sweeter than the dryness guide indicates.

Justin Aniello 1y

I love everything in this cocktail but unfortunately they didn't play together too well, though I do find montenegro/nonino heavy cocktails to be generally underwhelming (but I love it as a background flavor).

Nicola Adams 2y

This cocktail has a lovely overall flavour, but I’m afraid it’s just too sweet to be great.

Yu-Kuan Lin 4y

I didn't have Montenegro so substituted with Averna, reduced the ratio a bit but still find it overpoweringly sweet. May have to adjust the ratio some more for my own tastes...