Nippon Cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Japanese blended whisky
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemongrass leaf knot

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. (Alternatively, THROW with ice to mix).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

A delicate balance of whisky, sweet vermouth and a touch of ginger spice.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe by Guiseppe Gallo.

More cocktails by Giuseppe Gallo

Nutrition:

One serving of Nippon Cocktail contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 24.62% alc./vol. (24.62° proof)
  • 20.3 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
26th April at 20:39
This is an interesting drink worthy of experimentation... The ginger liqueur measure is way too meager and seems to only truly surface in the aftertaste... I did use Cocchi di Torino, which is too heavy-handed here. Interestingly, increasing the whiskey (per the comments below) and reducing the overwhelming CdT resulted in a more balanced, but somehow less characterful cocktail. The extra whiskey seems to mute the flavors of the other two components... Will work on this...
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Bill and Audrey Kopp’s Avatar Bill and Audrey Kopp
23rd August 2024 at 22:07
Increased the whisky by 15 ml as suggested in an earlier comment. The ingredients blend very well together.
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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
14th May 2024 at 00:12
Not a huge fan of vermouth heavy cocktails. Upped the whisky by 15 ml, and this one turned from ok to great.
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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
15th May 2024 at 21:01
I used Kaiyō, Mancino, and Domaine de Canton
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Colin Cook’s Avatar Colin Cook
24th January 2024 at 10:46
Enjoyed this one. Well balanced, and the ginger liqueur blends surprisingly well with Japanese whisky.
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