Trident

Name: Trident
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 oz aquavit; 1 oz cynar; 1 oz dry sherry; 2 dashes peach bitters; lemon twist (garnish)

A stunning equal-parts cocktail combining aquavit with Cynar and dry sherry for bitter complexity.

aquavitMedium~26% ABV

MethodStirGlassCoupeIcenoneGarnishlemon twist

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

1 ozaquavit
1 ozcynar
1 ozdry sherry
2 dashespeach bitters
lemon twistgarnish

Tools

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Instructions

1Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
2Stir for 25-30 seconds until well-chilled.
3Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4Express a lemon twist over the drink and drop it in.

#modern-classic#stirred#equal-parts#bitter

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History & Origin

Created by Robert Hess in 2002, this cocktail helped introduce aquavit to modern American cocktail culture.

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