Bitter Giuseppe

2 oz Cynar

1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula

1⁄4 oz Lemon juice

6 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters

Instructions

Stir, strain, lowball big ice. Garnish lemon peel.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Stephen Cole, The Violet Hour, Chicago

Year

2009

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/bitter-giuseppe-cocktail/

Curator

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Average

4.5 stars

(26 ratings)

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From other users

I did a full tiny lemon, which was way too much. Probably just need half a small. I could tell this is a great drink though.
Simple, with cynar
A favorite. I love the way the lemon comes through; less bitter than the search for delicious and I think a bit more compelling
2/1/0.75

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Comments

So... this drink. I think that this was the original. It inspired Kirk Estopinal at Cure in New Orleans to come up with the Search for Delicious, which was featured in Beta Cocktails. I would guess that (as Misty Kalkofen put it) a "game of telephone" ensued and thus the Little Giuseppe. All three are significant. Thanks, Zachary

It's listed as 2009 in The Bartender's Manifesto book which is simultaneous with Misty's Little Giuseppe.

Changed date, thanks.

So delicious and well balanced! I like to add an ounce of gin to proof it up.

For the longest time, I thought this and the Little Giuseppe were a jab at Giuseppe Gonzalez but Stephen Cole attributes the name to a chef friend of his with the genesis story involving, "One night an Italian chef I knew came into the bar for a drink. I thought he'd like a Cynar Manhattan."