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Guggenheimer Cocktail

The Guggenheimer Cocktail is a sharper Fernet-and-sweet-vermouth aperitif served well chilled.

bitter · herbal · wine · aperitif · formal

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Cracked ice.

Family

Variants (2)

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

2 dashFernet-Branca — Fernet Brancabase
1sweet vermouth — Bailor Vermouthmodifier
0.25 glassice — cracked iceother
  1. Shake the Fernet and sweet vermouth with cracked ice.
  2. Strain and serve.

Ice: Cracked ice

Nose
Fernet and sweet wine aromatics lift directly from the glass.
Palate
This is a useful companion to Graham because it shows the same bitter-vermouth idea in an even terser and colder service.
Finish
The finish is cool, bitter, and lightly sweet.
Summary
A terse Fernet-vermouth aperitif from the bitter pre-war fringe.

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

2 dashesFernet Branca base
1 portionItalian vermouth — Source gives 100% Italian vermouth.modifier
1 glassice — cracked iceother
  1. Shake the Fernet Branca and Italian vermouth with cracked ice.
  2. Strain and serve.

Ice: Cracked ice

See also: Graham Cocktail, Dean Cocktail