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Stepwise Improvement

1 1⁄4 oz Pineapple rum
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Absinthe (I used 20 drops)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I became inspired by Liholiho Yacht Club's tropical Negroni called Step into Liquid. Knowing how Maraschino can soften Campari – a trick that I learned at Eastern Standard with their Carnivale, I decided to modify their drink via the 1880s Improved Cocktail addition of Maraschino and absinthe and adjust the proportions a little. The dubbed the drink Stepwise Improvement.

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Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Year
2025
Is the
author's original creation
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2026/01/stepwise-improvement.html

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