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1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Bitters, Angostura
1⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
1 rinse Campari
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Rinse a rocks glass with Campari. Stir and strain over fresh ice into rinsed glass and garnish with an orange twist.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Beta Cocktails
Year
2009
Is an
authentic recipe
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User rating
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(20 ratings)
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  • A distinctive kind of bitter drink, so that's a plus, but as I feared with so much apricot liqueur (I used R&W), this was a little cough-mediciney.
  • Belongs in the category of Vieux Carre and Conference. Balanced, but perhaps a little too sweet only in the most delicate of "too."
  • One of the best modern drinks I have ever had.
  • Odd. Liked this previously but last time found it way too sweet. Added lemon, which didn't help. — ★★
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Comments
8stringfan commented on 12/02/2016:

FYI, rations may be off here.  Fred Yarm over at cocktailvirgin has this at 1/2 oz. of Lairds, and Fred's pretty trustworthy in these matters.  Otherwise, pretty tasty drink with big cinnamon notes from the heavy use of Angostura.


Zachary Pearson commented on 12/03/2016:

I've got a copy of the recipes from the book and the ratios here are correct - it's 1/4 oz Laird's Bonded, though good luck finding that anymore. Thanks,  Zachary


Fransos commented on 12/03/2016:

Zachary, I think a few stores in the US still has Laird's Bonded in stock. K&L being one of them.