1 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz Bigallet Viriana China China Liqueur
1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Marasca cherry.
Two Sundays ago, we stopped into Bergamot for drink. For an idea, bartender Paul Manzelli said that he had a drink that utilized Bigallet's China China liqueur. I was pretty excited by this spirit when the Gifford rep brought by the new product line at work. As I was going downstairs to pick up a beer, I scanned the bottles and immediately honed in on that one for I enjoyed the Martini & Rossi China that I tasted at the Demystifying Vermouth talk at Portland Cocktail Week last fall (note: China is a liqueur and not a vermouth). The Gifford's Bigallet version is very dark orange peel driven besides the strong quinine notes, and I found it to be very Amer Picon-esque. Apparently, so did Paul, for he concocted a riff on the Brooklyn. Paul described how it was named the Fort Erie by his friend Tim who is from there.
2 comments:
It’s kinda the colour of Lake Erie too! :-P
LOL, ouch! So it could be the Flint, Michigan as well?
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