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Marconi
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Marconi
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 2 oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 2⁄3 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
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
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.
Variant:
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.
Jacques Straub, Manual of Mixed Drinks, 1913
⅓ Jigger French Vermouth.
⅔ Jigger Apple Brandy.
Shake.
Notably, the Marconi also appears in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book.
MARCONI
William J. Tarling, Café Royal Bar Book, 1937
⅓ Martini Sweet Vermouth.
⅔ Calvados.
Mix.
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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