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Bismarck Cocktail

A cocktail made with Palmo bitters, absinthe, Italian vermouth, rye whiskey, ice, and orange peel.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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The recipe

Ingredients

Directions

Make the cocktail

  1. In a glass, combine the Palmo bitters, absinthe, Italian vermouth, and rye whiskey.

  2. Add a piece of ice.

Garnish and serve

  1. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

  2. Serve immediately.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Rye whiskey
Provides the spirit base and the strong backbone of the drink.
Italian vermouth
Adds sweetness and herbal body that softens the whiskey.
Palmo bitters
Adds aromatic bitterness and complexity to balance the sweet vermouth.
Absinthe
Contributes a strong anise aroma in a small dash.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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