Doff Your Hat

1 oz Genever, Bols
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir all ingredients and strain up in a coupe.
Take a large orange twist and squeeze the oil over the cocktail and discard.

History

This cocktail was created in early 2011, for the Mr. Bostons 75th anniversary bar guide.

Cocktail summary
Created by
David Willhite, The Bristol, Chicago, Illinois
Year
2011
Is the
author's original creation
Reference

Mr. Bostons 75th anniversary bar guide

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Comments
jaba commented on 2/25/2015:

The genever gets a little lost here.

This was way too sweet for my palate as listed.  Tried bumping up the genever to 1.5 oz, still a bit sweet for me.  Reduced the ancillary ingredients all to .5 oz as well, and that was a better balance IMHO.