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Quill

Aperitivo/aperitif · Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni)

4.0 70 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Red bitter liqueur
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/6 oz Absinthe

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 over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

23.3% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 202 calories

History

A Negroni with dashes of absinthe.

The Quill first appeared in the 1996 edition of Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails. In this edition, Andrew & Duncan MacElhone included over 40 new cocktails alongside Harry MacElhone's original works. The Quill is not present in earlier editions of Harry's books. The 1996 edition attributes the recipe to "Frank C. Payne, New York". Payne was part of a group of theatrical press agents who established the Theatrical Press Representatives of America (TPROA) in 1930. This organization served as a union to advocate for their interests, and they promoted it through a magazine named The Quill.