Name: The Addington
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 1 dash Boker's style bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

1 dash

Difford's Bokers Bitters By Bob's Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Addington contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
26.02% alc./vol. (52.03° proof)
20.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Bill Lennox 46w

Spirit led - you think you're drinking cognac, then the subtle sweetness, herbs and bitterness slide in to give a satisfying richness. I like it a lot.

Dave Smith 1y

In the interests of experimentation I made a Froupe with Courvoisier VSOP, red vermouth and licorice 43. Sorry no Benedictine or Bokers. Then to contrast, same ingredients and different ratios. The Addington is far superior with less red vermouth. This one is on my list!

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Although contemporary, very much in the vintage mode: strong, unapologetic flavours. Rich, fruity and spirituous.

James Prince 2y

Ingredients list says Dolin Rouge but Review says Vermouth di Torino (assume Cocchi)... not sure which is preferred here?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

I suspect only saying Dolin Rouge for you as you have this in Your Ingredients as your preferred Rooso vermouth.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Looks like im having the same issue. Both vermouths are in my added ingredients.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

In personnalise i selected Diffords guide recommended, and in Ingredients I have Cocchi Storico as preferred rosso, but recipe now shows Strucci rosso.

Simon Difford Continue thread (1 reply)

Mike Gibb Premium Member 2y

The Froupe's big brother, with half the vermouth and bitters, and twice the Benedictine. The jury is out on which I prefer, and further playing with proportions is needed.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

Much better than the Froupe. Better showcase for all the ingredients... The Boker's will stand out if you apply with a heavy hand.

Sander Pastoor 3y

First cocktail I made with a newly acquired bottle of Biker's Bitters. I'm not certain how strong the flavor of the bitters are specifically, but this is an absolutely lovely cocktail. I will be making this again!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Well spotted, the two cocktails are really only separated by the amount of vermouth. I've added a link to Froupe above. Thanks for pointing out.

Paul Holdsworth Premium Member 4y

As a south-east London boy myself, I'll certainly be trying this sometime soon. It does, however, look suspiciously like the more traditional Froupe Cocktail...