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Atta Girl

Created and posted by yarm.
1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I recently spotted a reference to the Dickensian Villain, and I recalled how well Fernet Branca and grenadine paired there and in other drinks. The ingredient duo made me think of two gin drinks from the Savoy Cocktail Book, namely the Hanky Panky with Fernet and the Atta Boy with grenadine, and I wanted to see what a mash up would yield. For a name, I figured that it ought to be a tribute to the Hanky Panky creator, Ada Coleman, so I dubbed this one the Atta Girl.

Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
3.5 stars
(15 ratings)

From the Knowledge Vault

The Flight of the Negroni

The Negroni is indomitable. Attack it with skewed ratios, and it rallies. Violate the ingredients, and it stubbornly persists. I can’t think of another drink that you can screw up so thoroughly and still enjoy the result.

This history of the Negroni is disputed, but probably dates to 1919, where the Americano was stiffened by substituting gin for the soda water. Regardless of exactly who created the drink and when, the Negroni is the King of bitter cocktails. If you spy a bottle of Campari on the backbar, the bartender probably knows how to make a Negroni.

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Black Hook, 17 hours 59 minutes ago danoman89 commented:

    Better than red hook, worse than black manhattan (for me)

  • Re Avion de Papel, 18 hours ago danoman89 commented:

    pretty darn good considering I don't usually like aperol drinks. Will probably make with mezcal next time

  • Re Gilroy, 1 day ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    not bad - savoy version is 1 oz each of gin and cherry Heering, which is much more syrupy as you would imagine. However, this variation is a bit thin for my taste, so take your pick.

  • Re Carajillo Old Fashioned, 2 days ago Shawn C commented:

    Edited to existing ingredient "Coffee bean", deleted recently added/uncategorized "coffee beans". I need to review this cocktail again and figure out what to do with it. Steve made an excellent follow up video explaining that we've all been doing this one wrong. I would like to add portions of that here with respect to the actual calls and notes on how the coffee liqueur was prepared--even if that is not what is in the current drink.

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    Outstanding balance between smoke, sweet, and bitter.