chicagovardier

1 oz Jeppson's Malört
1 oz Luxardo Amaro Abano
1 oz Sweet Vermouth (Giacomo Speroni)

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Two Thursdays prior, I spotted an interesting Malört recipe on the KindredCocktails database called the Chicagovardier. It was created and posted by Chicago home enthusiast RoscoeHour in 2025, and he was inspired by a love of the Malört-amaro pairing and took it in a Boulevardier direction by adding sweet vermouth. Malört has paired well with amaro before like Fernet in the Chicago Underground, Averna in the All That Jazz, and Cardamaro in the Continual Risk, and I had good luck matching Malört's intensity with sweet vermouth in the Ada Lovecraft. Once stirred and strained, the Chicagovardier gave forth a grapefruit, caramel, floral, and grape aroma. Next, chocolate, grape, and citrus notes on the sip ventured into dark herbal, grapefruit, pine, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.