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Hanky Panky Cocktail
This is basically a Sweet Martini influenced by the addition of bittersweet and aromatic fernet liqueur
Donna Inch
23rd April 2022 at 23:47
Did not have an orange, so tried 3 dashes of orange bitters. Quite liked it, but think is preferable without the salt (and with an orange twist).
22nd December 2021 at 01:31
Fine, not amazing. Harry Craddock's version (heavy, equal amounts of gin and sweet vermouth; stirred with just a little Fernet Branca and garnished with a length of orange peel) is not bad. Spicy and boozy. Not a favorite, because I am not a vermouth fan, but if you like the deep herb flavors of Fernet Branca you can always go juust a bit heavy on that and back off on the sweet vermouth.
8th December 2021 at 15:29
Has anyone tried the Hanky Panky using a orange gin (Tanqueray Sevilla), seeing as the small amount of OJ improves the cocktail?
8th December 2021 at 16:22
It's a tiny amount of orange juice - just a quarter a bar spoon so makes a very subtle change to the taste. Orange gin would add a big wack of orange flavour to make a very different cocktail.
4th December 2021 at 00:40
I so wish you could remember the how the OJ came to be added as for me, it does cut down the bitterness a bit (I also added a drop of 20% salt solution for the same reason). I have both stirred and shaken this and for me, I prefer a little more dilution provided by the shake. Either way though, a really excellent cocktail!
4th December 2021 at 17:52
I think the orange juice may have been used by a bartender in a cocktail competition I judged but I've no idea what bartender and which comp. I agree re saline and I've added to the recipe above. Shaking could be a step too far but perhaps 5ml "chilled water (omit if wet ice)" could be in order. Bar ice versus domestic ice straight from the freezer contributes much more dilution. I'm using "bar ice" (wet ice) from an ice machine.
2nd December 2021 at 04:22
Made this a day late to celebrate the other Charles Hawtrey's birthday. Delicious exactly as written. I don't think it needs OJ at all.
Here's the video I did making it, if you're interested: https://youtu.be/gEWEz4VSYMc
Here's the video I did making it, if you're interested: https://youtu.be/gEWEz4VSYMc
Anonymous
7th August 2021 at 01:52
Interesting that the original recipe just says Italian Vermouth. I should have known better… rosso vermouth is not my favorite. I can only take it in small doses and this drink has too much. Maybe with dry vermouth it would be palatable?
7th May 2021 at 19:24
Until just now, I've been mugging myself trying to sub other amari for the fernet. Oh my word what a difference! Top class.
4th May 2021 at 21:17
Reminds me of Scope mouthwash. Won't be making this again