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Bitter in Brazil

Aperitivo/aperitif

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cachaça (unaged)
3/4 oz Orange Curaçao
3/4 oz Vermouth amaro (Pun.)
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
Fernet liqueur
1/2 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

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

History

A bittersweet cachaça base is accented by orange and Fernet Branca's subtle bitterness.

This recipe was adapted from a creation at The Citizen Wine Bar in Worcester, Massachusetts.