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Graham Cocktail

The Graham Cocktail is a Fernet-and-Martini-Rosso aperitif from the more bitter aromatised-wine fringe.

bitter · herbal · wine · aperitif · formal

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Ice.

Family

Variants (2)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1908, p.38) — Grohusko 1908

0.25Fernet-Branca — Fernet Brancabase
0.75sweet vermouth — Martini Russie Vermouthmodifier
0.5 glassice — iceother
  1. Stir the Fernet and Martini vermouth with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass and serve.

Ice: Ice

Nose
Bitter herbs and sweet vermouth rise together.
Palate
This matters because it shows the aperitif field still making serious use of intensely bitter liqueurs in low-proof mixed forms.
Finish
The finish is bitter, herbal, and vinous.
Summary
A Fernet-led vermouth aperitif from the bitter aromatised-wine branch.

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.53)

0.25 portionFernet Branca — Source gives 25% Fernet Branca.base
0.75 portionItalian vermouth — Source gives 75% Italian vermouth.modifier
1 glassice other
  1. Shake the Fernet Branca and Italian vermouth with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass and serve.

Ice: Ice

See also: Guggenheimer Cocktail, Baraccas Cocktail