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Equal parts aquavit, Cynar and fino sherry: a Negroni with a Nordic accent.

Collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Aquavit
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Cynar
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Dry Sherry
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Peach Bitters
    2 dashes

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLemon twist

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe ahead of time.
  2. Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for about 20 seconds.
  3. Strain into the glass and express a lemon peel over it.

Behind the drink

Seattle's Robert Hess created it in 2000, swapping each Negroni component for a cousin from a seafaring nation; Zig Zag Café kept it on for years.

Recipe reference

Per PUNCH, with 1 oz converted at 30 ml.

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