Name: Adriatique
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Amaro; 15 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 30 ml Orange juice

Adriatique
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Nick & Nora

Ingredients:
1 oz	Amaro Montenegro
¹⁄₂ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Bittersweet zesty orange with deep herbal complexity. Great for a summer afternoon or an evening aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2013 by Jackson Cannon at Island Creek Oyster Bar in Boston, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Adriatique contains 127 calories

Alcohol content:

0.4 standard drinks
8.38% alc./vol. (8.38° proof)
6.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Tara Yadgir

18th May at 04:08

Came off too flat and sweet, I could see acid adjusted orange juice working here but I didn't have any. I swapped out the Aperol for Campari and the OJ for lemon juice. Dryer, while still being brighter.

Chris Haley

9th January at 03:04

Tasty and refreshing. But with such low alcohol it need not be so tiny. I say "make mine a double".

Ian Lockley

20th July 2024 at 09:57

Hoo boy. I misread the recipe and accident used maraschino liqueur instead of Amaro Montenegro. Plus I used acid-adjusted OJ and let me tell you it really works! (Plus volumes to 45, 22.5 and 45ml to fill the glass.)

Yossi Burg

30th January 2024 at 10:21

Surprisingly good- not sweet at all, used Luxardo Aperitivo which is my go-to, and went 45:22.5:45ml to fill a coupe. Who created this little gem?

Peter

11th August 2024 at 19:51

Jackson Cannon for Island Creek Oyster House in Boston, MA created this drink. His other cocktails are exceptional but he is perhaps most famous for his extremely simple (and superior than the sum of its parts), Sophisticated Lady mocktail.

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Robert Spain

6th January 2024 at 21:07

I love this cocktail, just delicious. The only drawback is that it's draining my limited supply of Montenegro.

Maxime Godin

20th November 2023 at 16:17

I've mixed it in an iced-filled old fashioned glass, and topped it with sparkling water. Delicious and tones down the sweetness while keeping all the flavour.

Kym Harding

2nd June 2023 at 08:41

Light and refreshing. I too upped the quantities and served in a coupe. Yes, it is sweet, but for me the natural sweetness of an orange rather than candy-sweet. My wife found it slightly too sweet, fixed by adding a splash of Prosecco.

Lou Corteen

28th May 2023 at 10:22

New favourite! I think I am just obsessed with Montenegro but the combination of sweet orange, monte and aperol makes a pretty perfect aperitivo. The aperol doesn't dominate like it can, allowing the endless flavours of the monte dance around in your mouth. brilliant!

Timothy Frost

29th January 2023 at 23:39

It did come out a bit sweet, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. Having read previous comments, I upped the quantities by 50% to better fill my UB coupe. This one’s definitely a keeper.

Frederic D.

3rd November 2022 at 23:13

Made this today with Bigallet China-China instead of Aperol, and 1/2 Oz. of Monkey Shoulder Scotch just because. It turned out really well and still retained its summery vibe.