stregasaurus

1 oz Cocchi Americano
1/2 oz Strega
1/2 oz Fernet Branca
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a cherry.Two Tuesdays prior, I returned to the 2020 Community Cocktails book of Seattle recipes and selected the dinosaur-liqueur pun Stregasaurus by Brien Hendershott at the Smith. I had tried Strega and Fernet together before in the Broken English and I loved the name, so I gave this one a go. In the glass, the Stregasaurus clambered to the nose with a minty, star anise, and lime bouquet. Next, lime and pear notes on the sip evolved into herbal and minty flavors on the swallow. Overall, the citrus, sugar, Strega, and Cocchi Americano worked well to soften the Fernet here.