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Quinine Fever

The world of spirits and liqueurs is larger than one might expect. While there are
new products hitting the market every month, there are certain world-famous
beverages that have been around for over 100 years. This cocktail recipe features
Cocchi Americano, a quinine-flavored apertif produced in the Asti province of
Italy since the1890s.
If you are unfamiliar with the flavor of quinine, think about the flavor associated
with most varietals of tonic water, which often have quinine added as an
ingredient. It has a unique, slightly botanical, and somewhat bitter flavor.
This following recipe is for 1 cocktail.

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz Brandy
  • ¾ oz Cointreau
  • 1 oz Cocchi Americano
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • Twist of lemon (as garnish)

Instructions 

  • Mix ingredients in a shaker tin with ice.
  • Shake for 15 seconds.
  • Strain into a chilled martini glass.
  • Serve cold, with a twist of lemon.

Notes

Sometimes we assume that other people taste ingredients the same way that we do as individuals. As a fun side note--The degree to which you perceive quinine to be bitter has to do with your genes!