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Tokyo Drift

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

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Tokyo Drift contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
26.08% alc./vol. (52.16° proof)
26.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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."

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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Comments & Discussion

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Frederic D. Premium Member 8w

This was quite a solid drink, but I felt my Japanese whiskey (Kaiyo 5 Wood) was overwhelmed by the other ingredients.I might need to try a different base that has a more pronounced character, to avoid losing the nuance and complexity of the whiskey.

Deyan Kavrakov 2y

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.