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Il Viaggio
The ingredients might suggest that this cocktail should be stirred – I tried, but it benefits from the dilution and life that shaking imparts. After...
Jacques Gaudin
16th August at 21:42
It is a sweet drink, but balanced with bitterness which makes it interesting to me. I like this combination of contrasting flavours.
8th March 2023 at 22:12
I enjoyed the flavour combination but, as expected from the ingredients, it is quite sweet. Maybe too much.
Simon, allow me a correction. The name of the drink should probably be "Il viaggio", with one L, which means "The travel" in Italian, not "I travel"! "I travel" would translate as "Io viaggio". Sorry for being pedantic!
Simon, allow me a correction. The name of the drink should probably be "Il viaggio", with one L, which means "The travel" in Italian, not "I travel"! "I travel" would translate as "Io viaggio". Sorry for being pedantic!
9th March 2023 at 08:29
Many thanks, Luca. Now corrected.
9th May 2022 at 03:48
I subbed Nux Alpina for Amaretto, Absinthe for Peychaud's, and no garnish. Bittersweet, smoked coffee, herbal menthol, absolutely wonderful. I'm sure the original is good too! :)
7th December 2021 at 00:41
Definitely not a 9 on dry/sour. Very sweet. But switch out the amaretto for a walnut liqueur (I had Nero) and the drink feels somewhat less sweet and more like a smokey coffee. Much improved!
19th December 2022 at 19:56
Thanks, Pekka. I've amended the scale. It's bittersweet so I've gone middle of the road.
19th December 2022 at 12:38
And it still claims to be dry.
Anonymous
21st December 2020 at 23:19
Unsurprisingly, very sweet