Name: The Frank
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Blanco tequila; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Amaro; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

The Frank
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro Montenegro
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of quarter orange slice wheel on rim.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with quarter orange slice on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro), 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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Cocktail of the day:

4th December 2025 is Cabernet Franc Day

Review:

My equal parts riff on one of Sydney's Maybe Sammy's best-known house cocktails. It is a tad mellower yet retains the drink's bittersweet agave laced aperitivo character.

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History:

Adapted from a 2020 recipe created by the folk at Maybe Sammy in Sydney, Australia. The folk at Maybe Sammy pre-batch this cocktail but their recipe for a single-serve is more in line with the following proportions:
12.5 ml Mezcal
12.5 ml Blanco tequila
25 ml Campari
5 ml Amaro Montenegro
12.5 ml Dry vermouth
12.5 ml Sweet vermouth

Nutrition:

One serving of The Frank contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.52% alc./vol. (21.52° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Ruth Harvey

17th January at 18:24

A polarising cocktail in our house...I loved it. Had to make a Bourbon Alexander for Mr. H so he could get over the shock of me trying to feed him Campari!

Stephen C

7th December 2024 at 01:00

Perfectly satisfactory. But as many have said, for this many ingredients I expected more layers. Check out mane of needles or autumn negroni for standouts in this type.

Simon Sedgley

24th September 2024 at 05:18

To us this lacked depth. So we added Rittenhouse Rye; first just 5ml and then 10ml. We think 5ml is enough. Makes it a different, slightly more fussy, drink and upsets the harmony of the proportions of the original recipe. But it worked better for us. You decide.

Daniel Jones

18th May 2024 at 07:57

I've tried this once and didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped, but just tried it with Chichicapa Mezcal & Ocho plata Tequila and it was better the second time. Next time I'll change the ratios to 2/3 Mezcal, 2/3 Blanco Tequila, 1 bar spoon Campari, 1/3 Amaro Montenegro, 3/4oz Sweet V, & 1/2oz Dry V.

Yorey C

8th February 2024 at 06:58

MiMamaMeDijo | Los Cabos | Pergote | Rivata ... not bad, mezcal and amaro seem to stand out a lot, satisfactorily bitter, doesnt blow my mind though

G. M. Genovese

27th January 2024 at 22:23

It's like chocolate cherry cordial with a hybrid mezcal/rhum thing. I subbed Cardamaro for the Montenegro... Tried it again with the original specs. Bitter-er, and more to my taste, but it lost the cordial sweets. (27 Jan 2024, 5:23p)

John Hinojos

13th October 2023 at 00:19

What a great aperitif. We are having Mexican food for dinner and was looking for a aperitif which would pair with the theme. This was perfect.
The smoky of the mezcal comes through nicely. The herbal and bitter flavours enhance the full cocktail.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

4th December 2022 at 22:12

Pleasant but perplexing. At my first attempt I accidentally omitted the Campari, but the prescribed formula wasn't dramatically different. Maybe less would be more...