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

Diplomat
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

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

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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)

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Nutrition:

One serving of Diplomat contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Michael Mann

11th May at 20:39

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.

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Werd Bmocsil

12th April at 00:07

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

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Mel McMahon

29th March at 07:29

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

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G. M. Genovese

8th March at 23:24

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.

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Adam M

7th November 2020 at 18:02

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

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