Bitter Giuseppe

Stephen Cole | Chicago

Stephen Cole’s Bitter Giuseppe, created at Chicago’s Violet Hour, is one of several rule-breaking modern cocktails that gets stirred rather than shaken despite the inclusion of fresh lemon juice.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 2 ounces Cynar
  • 2 ounces Cynar
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica Formula
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica Formula
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 6 dashes Regans' orange bitters
  • 6 dashes Regans' orange bitters

Garnish: lemon twist

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  3. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Tagged: Cynar

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