Name: Sophisticated Dane
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Akvavit / Aquavit; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Sophisticated Dane
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Akvavit / Aquavit
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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:

Caraway, spice, spirituous and on the bitter side of bittersweet. If you like Negronis and aquavit then this is for you.

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AKA: Nordgroni

History:

A riff on the Rye Boulevardier created in 2021 by Zachary Taylor (and shared with other Discerning Drinkers via our Rye Boulevardier page).

Nutrition:

One serving of Sophisticated Dane contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.41% alc./vol. (24.41° proof)
22 grams of pure alcohol

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