Name: Tokyo Drift
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Japanese whisky; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Vermouth amaro; 5 ml Strega liqueur

Tokyo Drift
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Japanese blended whisky
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Light vermouth amaro (e.g. Cardamaro)
¹⁄₆ oz	Liquore Strega

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR 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:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Light vermouth amaro (e.g. Cardamaro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Boozy yet delicate, beautifully balanced and complex. This Japanese whisky riff on a classic Manhattan benefits from freshening aniseed and minty notes from Strega.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe by Brad Farran, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Brad's original recipe calls for Yamazaki 12 year old. He named his cocktail in reference to the third instalment of the Fast and the Furious movies, which he thinks, "is pretty hilarious."

Nutrition:

One serving of Tokyo Drift contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
26.08% alc./vol. (26.08° proof)
26.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Deyan Kavrakov

10th September 2023 at 08:08

An excellent autumn cocktail. We played with it by using Hibiki Harmony whiskey, reduced volume to 50ml and Chartreuse 7.5ml, instead of Strega. This cocktail has the Manhattan DNA, establishes delicate balance and adds herbal nuance. Definitely on our fall menu.

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