After Coffee

After Coffee
  • Yield:makes 1 cocktail
  • Active time:5 minutes
  • Total time:5 minutes
  • Rated: 5.0

[Photo: Nick Guy]

This Campari-based drink from Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour in Chicago is a super-bitter cocktail designed to wake up your taste buds after a big meal.

About the author: Nick Guy is the accessories editor for iLounge, and covers barware and drinking accessories for The Sweethome. He is based in Buffalo, NY, and on Twitter is @thenickguy.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Campari
  • 1 ounce Dolin Blanc Vermouth
  • 1/2 ounce Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum
  • 1/4 ounce Fernet Branca
  • Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Directions

  1. 1.

    Combine Campari, vermouth, rum, and Fernet Branca in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until well chilled, about 15 seconds.

  2. 2.

    Strain into a rocks glass over a large piece of ice. Garnish with fresh mint.