Old Dog, New Tricks

Old Dog, New Tricks

  • Medium strength
  • Slightly tart
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Ingredients

  • 1 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
  • 1 oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
  • 1⁄3 oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup
  • 3⁄4 oz Lime juice

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare mint leaf for garnish.

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Float mint leaf.

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Dog, New Tricks contains 197 calories

History:

Adapted from a recipe created at Blythe & Burrows in Portland, Maine, USA.

Review:

A vibrant menthol-like citrus freshness balances heavy, bittersweet herbal and rooty notes. The whopping slug of banana liqueur is surprisingly integrated and is what makes this aperitivo/digestivo special.