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Odessa
Spirit-forward and bittersweet with the tang of arrack, laced with gin. Perhaps best served on-the-rocks as an arrack-influenced riff on a Negroni
Chris Brislawn
1st September at 04:05
Like the Alfa Romeo, this is another wonderful Negroni variant from Elvezio Grassi's 1936 book that has been rediscovered by Jason Clapham. The Odessa dries out the Negroni a bit and gives it a beguiling additional set of flavors, most noticeable on the finish. Instead of replacing Cordial Campari by Strucchi Bitter (which I haven't seen locally) or modern Campari, I used Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter, which worked well.