Name: Marconi
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Calvados apple brandy; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Marconi
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and apple slice/wedge or dehydrated apple slice.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with apple slice/wedge on the rim, or float dehydrated apple slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Cocktail of the day:

2nd June 2025 is Anniversary of the first sound transmission

Review:

Calvados shines in this spirit-forward nightcap that, despite convention, is perhaps better on the rocks.

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Variant:

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Marconi Wireless

History:

Named after Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi (1874 – 1937), an Italian electrical engineer and inventor who's best-known for creating a radio wave-based wireless telegraph system and is credited for being the inventor of radio.

Recipe adapted from Jacques Straub's 1913 Manual of Mixed Drinks.

MARCONI COCKTAIL.
⅓ Jigger French Vermouth.
⅔ Jigger Apple Brandy.
Shake.
Jacques Straub, Manual of Mixed Drinks, 1913

Notably, the Marconi also appears in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book.

MARCONI
⅓ Martini Sweet Vermouth.
⅔ Calvados.
Mix.
William J. Tarling, Café Royal Bar Book, 1937

Nutrition:

One serving of Marconi contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
26.77% alc./vol. (26.77° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

2nd June at 14:45

Followed the suggestion of service sur la rock. I love both Fallen Leaves and the Fall Back cocktails. This is like the pared back version. Simple and delicious. Also noticed the existence of the Marconi Wireless… 🤔. Next time….