Eeyore's Requiem

Name: Eeyore's Requiem
Ingredients: 1/2 oz Tanqueray TEN Gin; 1 1/2 oz Campari; 1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth; 1/4 oz Fernet Branca; 1/4 oz Cynar Ricetta Originale; 2 drop(s) Scrappy's Orange Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: April 2, 2022

Communal

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When looking for cocktails to test out a new ingredient, I usually come across something new and exciting to try out (or make it up myself, you know me) but THIS cocktail name is burned into my brain. The worst part? I DON’T REMEMBER WHY! I came across it on Imbibe while searching for what to do with my new Dolin Blanc and I KNOW I’ve never owned a blanc vermouth, so it’s not like I’ve ever made it. But I feel like I’ve had one, a riff on one, an in-depth conversation about one but I’ve wracked ...

Ingredients

1/2 oz
Tanqueray TEN Gin

1 1/2 oz
Campari

1 oz
Dolin Blanc Vermouth

1/4 oz
Fernet Branca

1/4 oz
Cynar Ricetta Originale

2 drop(s)
Scrappy's Orange Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 20% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir to chill, about 50 rotations. Strain into a chilled coupe. Flame an orange peel overtop and discard.

Editor's Note

A bold, bitter-forward composition that leans into the complexity of Fernet and Cynar. The flamed orange peel provides a necessary aromatic bridge to the intense herbal profile.