Drifter

ABV | San Francisco

photo: Nicola Parisi

At ABV in San Francisco, the concept is simple: The menu is built around the spirits that the owners want to drink, and the drinks they want to make from them. This cocktail, the Drifter, is a straightforward mixture of Japanese whisky, blanc vermouth, Amaro Nonino and Peychaud’s bitters, garnished with a grapefruit twist.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/2 ounce Japanese whisky, preferably Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky
  • 1 1/2 ounce Japanese whisky, preferably Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky
  • 3/4 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin Blanc Vermouth
  • 3/4 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin Blanc Vermouth
  • 1/2 ounce Amaro Nonino
  • 1/2 ounce Amaro Nonino
  • 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Garnish: grapefruit twist

Directions
  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir gently.
  2. Strain into a double rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  3. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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