Appetizer à l’Italienne

• 2 ozsweet vermouth
• 1 ozfernet (such as Fernet-Branca)
• 1 barspoonsimple syrup
• 1 barspoonabsinthe

Preparation

1. 1.

   Stir all of the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass. Express the twists over the finished cocktail, and use as a garnish.

2. 2.

   Tip Schmidt didn’t specify a garnish for the drink in his 1892 book, but Yarm says a lemon twist “would smooth out the fernet’s aggression, and an orange twist to sweeten things would be nice, too.