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Precursory Cocktail

Name: Precursory Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tawny port; 45 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 ml Lemon juice; 3 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 dash Orange bitters

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Tawny Port
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest and quarter orange slice wheel..

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with quarter orange slice on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Precursory Cocktail contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
11.74% alc./vol. (23.47° proof)
13.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port, Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Tim Philips at Milk & Honey in London, England.

Review

The winning cocktail from CLASS magazine Bartender of the Year 2009.

Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$31.99 $1.94 per cocktail Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port image

Carpano Antica Formula 375ml - makes 8 cocktails
$19.99 $2.50 per cocktail Carpano Antica Formula image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 100 cocktails
$14.99 $0.15 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Orange Bitters image

$4.81 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 8 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Thierry Vandevelde 1y

A little too sweet for my taste but well balanced nonetheless.

Annabelle Egginton 2y

This is yummy on a cold winter’s evening.

Martin Pryce 2y

I feel this should be on the Christmas cocktail list. Rich red fruits from the two wines, complex bitter and spice notes but still bright and easy to drink.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Agreed. I've now tagged it so it appears on our extended Christmas cocktails list.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 1y

Delicious. Rich vinous red wine, fruit and spice from the vermouth, citrus from the lemon zest and orange garnish .. I'm getting sangria notes (an exceptionally good one) rather than christmas. I will be revisiting this in six months, and every six months, to check.
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Sarah Shearer 5y

This is just perfect for people who find a Negroni a touch on the bitter side - love it!

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