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Diplomat

Name: Diplomat
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Dry vermouth; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 1 dash Orange bitters

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Diplomat contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
14.28% alc./vol. (28.56° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth, Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The Diplomat also notably appears in Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1934 The Official Mixer's Manual.

DIPLOMAT COCKTAIL.
1 Dash Maraschino.
2/3 French Vermouth.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Add cherry and squeeze lemon peel on top.
Harry Craddock, 1930

Diplomat Cocktail
1 Dash Maraschino
2/3 French Vermouth
1/3 Italian Vermouth
Stir well in ice and strain into glass. Add Cherry and squeeze Lemon Peel on top.
Use glass number 1
The Official Mixer's Manual, Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1934 (glass No.1 is a Nick & Nora)

More cocktails by Harry Craddock

Review

Wonderfully aromatic and dry. More of an aperitivo than a digestivo.

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur 375ml - makes 75 cocktails
$32.99 $0.44 per cocktail Luxardo Maraschino liqueur image

Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Orange Bitters image

$0.48 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Michael Mann 1y

This one was right up my street. Sherry-ish and that's a good thing. Love the colour, how it looks and that it's not too strong too.

Werd Bmocsil 1y

Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth, Foro Vermouth di Torino, Luxardo Maraschino, Fee Bros. Orange & Lemon Bitters, lemon zest. Really good, and even Herself liked it!

Mel McMahon 1y

Bit of a sherry vibe. Neither light nor heavy. Lovely colour in the glass.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

With Cocchi di Torino, this tastes a little like Sangria. Not sure I don't like it. I mean, it WAS good. Now I'm craving Mediterranean food of whatever nature.

Adam M 5y

Quite sweet and tasty - definitely worth a try when you have Dry vermouth kicking around waiting to be used

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