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Cocktail Recipe: Adonis

Try Talia Baiocchi’s recipe for an adonis.

By Caroline Chamberlain • Nov 14, 2014 • 1 min read

“Of the stirred aperitif drinks of the nineteenth century that involve sherry, there are really two archetypes that are riffed on ad nauseam: the Bamboo and the Adonis,” writes Talia Baiocchi in her new book Sherry: A Modern Guide to the Wine World’s Best Kept Secret. Try her take on the historic cocktail with the recipe below, and hear more from her on Saturday’s Good Food.

Adonis

1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica

2 ounces fino, preferably Lustau La Ina

2 dashes orange bitters

Garnish: orange peel

add the vermouth, sherry, and bitters to a mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir quickly. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with the orange peel.