Alberto

Unfortunately and somewhat to my surprise, Punch's version doesn't do this one justice, since it omits the Cointreau and the orange peel that are in the 1937 recipe. I prefer Kina l'Aero d'Or to Cocchi Americano in many of the old Kina Lillet cocktails, including this one, because I find the Cocchi somewhat overly intense with respect to cinnamon notes. As an approximation of the original cocktail I used: 1 Tanqueray, 1 Kina l'Aero d'Or, 1 Lustau Fino Sherry, 1/6 (1 barspoon) Cointreau, orange peel in drink. My recommendation is to use the Cointreau volume to slightly adjust sweetness up or down. I am debating whether to make a new cocktail entry for the "original" Alberto with Kina Lillet, and add my notes there.