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Circus Circus

Name: Circus Circus
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Ambrato vermouth; 20 ml Amaro (e.g. Montenegro); 20 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml White crème de menthe

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth
2/3 fl oz	Amaro Montenegro
2/3 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
21.88% alc./vol. (43.76° proof)
18.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth, Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Andrea Gualdi at Maybe Sammy in Sydney, Australia. Andrea's original recipe calls for Tempus Fugit crème de menthe and for the Amaro Montenegro to be infused with spices and this adds a delicious extra something to what is a great drink even without added spice.

Review

A cleansing, delicately minty, bittersweet and very complex after-dinner digestivo.

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Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

A lovely after dinner cocktail for those who, like us, prefer them on the delicate side. But we did take some liberties: using Amaro Nardini, thinking that it might vaguely approximate the creator's spice-infused Montenegro; and substituting Italicus for the creme de menthe.

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