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Adonis
Some describe the Adonis as "The sweet version of the Bamboo" but that hardly does this brilliant vintage aperitivo/digestivo, that's off-dry and aromatic...
Rhett Williams
10th April at 23:04
Following a lead from Wondrich in The Oxford Companion I managed to track down the "Disturbing Sunday Drinks" column in the New Haven Register on July 27th, 1885! "Joe McKone, who invented the Adonis cocktail..." - the head bartender at the Hoffman House at the time!
8th May 2023 at 14:44
I adore that Boadas glass and am very envious...
I've used Gaztelu Vermut Rojo ( made since 1899) which I find to be nicely aromatic and not at all too sweet.
I've used Gaztelu Vermut Rojo ( made since 1899) which I find to be nicely aromatic and not at all too sweet.
26th December 2022 at 16:20
Made this with 1:1 sherry to dry vermouth, with a dash of bitters and a lemon twist. Wonderfully dry and complex.
29th September 2021 at 22:35
This cocktail is right up my alley! Sadly, I don't have access to oloroso sherry where I'm at. Would it be worth it to replace the oloroso with another type of dry sherry (if so, which one?), or would that mess up the drink entirely? If the oloroso is subbed, should I change the proportions as well? Thanks for this very informative website!
21st July 2022 at 15:52
I came to this via the fortified wine page which lists the recipe as using fino - which is what I'm enjoying now. With the range of sherry and vermouth available nowadays it's going to be a lot of fun to work out my preferred recipe https://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/category/1/wine-fortified
1st October 2021 at 07:23
Sounds like you'll need to try with fino and amontillado. Depending on the richness of your amontillado, I'd try a 50/50 mix of both sherries as your starting point.
18th May 2020 at 19:06
Works extremely well with Palo Cortado Sherry
18th May 2020 at 20:46
Agreed! I just tried with GB Apostoles Palo Cortado which adds prune and date like richness. A hallway house with 30ml each of both sherries is also delicious.