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Adonis

A stirred aperitif of sherry, sweet vermouth and orange bitters.

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The Adonis is sherry and sweet vermouth stirred over ice with orange bitters, then strained. The main choice is balance. Imbibe's version, reprinted from Rebekah Peppler's Apéritif, uses the same amount of sherry and vermouth. Punch's version uses more fino and less vermouth. The orange peel also differs: Imbibe pinches the peel over the drink and discards it, while Punch leaves the peel in as the garnish.

Recipe 1 · imbibemagazine.com

Imbibe: equal measures

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

Method as published

  1. Chill a cocktail glass or a wine glass.
  2. Put the sherry, sweet vermouth and orange bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir with a barspoon.
  3. Strain into the chilled glass.

Garnish Orange peel, pinched over the drink to release its oils, then discarded.

  • Use either fino or manzanilla sherry.

Recipe source: imbibemagazine.com ↗

Recipe 2 · PUNCH

Punch: fino-forward

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

Method as published

  1. Pour the fino sherry, sweet vermouth and orange bitters into a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice and stir until the drink is cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.

Garnish Orange peel.

  • Regans' orange bitters are preferred.

Recipe source: PUNCH ↗

Recipe 3 · cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com

Cocktail Virgin: with amontillado

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

Method as published

  1. Stir the sherry, sweet vermouth and orange bitters with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish Orange twist, which Frederic Yarm added himself.

  • Each liquid is listed both as a half share and in ounces. Scale from the ounce amounts.
  • The bottles used were Lustau Amontillado sherry, Maurin sweet vermouth and Regan's orange bitters.

Recipe source: cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com ↗

Fino, manzanilla or amontillado

The sherry you buy depends on the card you follow. Imbibe accepts fino or manzanilla, Punch calls for fino, and the Cocktail Virgin version uses an amontillado. For its fino version, Punch's editors favor Lustau's La Ina, which they describe as more pungent than most finos, paired with Carpano Antica vermouth. For a fruitier drink, they suggest Dolin or Martini & Rossi.