Popinjay

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (24 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Nick And Nora 1920

Ingredients:
34 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
34 oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
34 oz Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Cognac-laced, richly vinous and delicately herbal.

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History:

Adapted from a comment left by John McTague in April 2021 on our Little Italy page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Popinjay contains 118 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 19.03% alc./vol. (19.03° proof)
  • 12.8 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
14th November 2023 at 01:02
Perfect marriage of some of my favorite things.
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
8th November 2024 at 16:06
I've had this at least 3 times now. I do prefer Punt e Mes as my rosso with many drinks, but I've been back and forth with it in this... Just now tried it twice, first with PeM then Cocchi di Torino (each time using a VSOP Cognac) and I prefer the latter. I'm just trying to build a list of uses for CdT and it was superb here.