No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Marconi
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 2/3 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and apple slice/wedge or dehydrated apple slice.
Method
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with apple slice/wedge on the rim, or float dehydrated apple slice.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Marconi contains 178 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 26.77% alc./vol. (53.54° proof)
- 21.5 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
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.
Review
Calvados shines in this spirit-forward nightcap that, despite convention, is perhaps better on the rocks.
Cocktail of the day:
2nd June 2026 is Anniversary of the first sound transmission
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