Stonage

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Discerning Drinkers (46 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 16 fl oz BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
1 16 fl oz Amaro Montenegro
16 fl oz Italicus liqueur
56 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 fl oz Monin Vanilla Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of edible chocolate stones.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with edible chocolate stones.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Layers of sour citrus, bittersweet vanilla and cleansing Moscato grape spirit. Best enjoyed as an aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Giacomo Giannotti at Paradiso in Barcelona, Spain.

Nutrition:

One serving of Stonage contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 15.83% alc./vol. (31.66° proof)
  • 18.7 grams of pure alcohol

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25th April at 17:44
This one really took me by surprise. I don't know why but from the ingredients and name I just had a feeling of "eh I'll give it a shot" but now that I've tried it it's a lot better than I ever would've assumed.

The real star of the show is the Pisco+Montenegro. It's a brilliant pairing and I'm surprised I haven't seen it before. If you have any sort of inclination for herbal/floral cocktails then you need to try this one out. The Pisco really dances across the palate but any distilled funkiness is kept in check by the bitterness from the Montenegro.

I like the vanilla syrup for what it does to the backend of the palate, but it also prevents the drink from becoming the fresh Spring drink it really could be. Next time I'll try it without the vanilla syrup just to see how it goes.
25th April at 17:45
Just to be clear: the syrup is needed. It's specifically the vanilla kind I'm a bit divided about. Do not make this without any syrup.
31st October 2025 at 10:48
This is a delicious drink, but I must confess I am confused by the name! As far as I can tell, “Stonage” is not a word.

Is it meant to be “Stone Age”, given that it’s garnished with “edible chocolate stones”?
16th November 2023 at 01:29
Ooh this is really nice. A bit tart maybe because of my lemons so might need tweaking but it's got the Bergamot and herbal notes from the amaro. Very nice and tasty
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15th July 2024 at 15:04
Agree with your comment about the lemons - next time I'll try it with 20ml fresh lemon juice.