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Ante

Aperitivo/aperitif · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

4.2 54 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Calvados apple brandy
2/3 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh
1/3 oz Triple sec
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

26.6% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 161 calories

History

Medium-dry, spiritous apple liqueur with delicate grape/berry fruit and faint orange.

The Ante is featured in Harry Craddock's 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book. The original recipe from the book is: ANTE COCKTAIL. 1 Dash Angostura Bitters. ¼ Hercules. ¼ Cointreau. ½ Calvados or Apple Brandy. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. The Savoy recipe specified Hercules, a product that has long since been discontinued. Vintage newspaper advertisements describe Hercules as a "Maté-Wine Apéritif" with an "alcohol strength over 25°." The updated recipe, revised in August 2020, uses Dubonnet Red in place of Hercules, based on a version found in 2006 on DrinkBoy.com.

Created by Harry Craddock