Adonis Cocktail
The Adonis Cocktail comes to us from the late 1800's Waldorf-Astoria and is an equal mixture of Fino Sherry and Sweet Vermouth. Fino Sherry is on the drier end of the spectrum so it's balanced well with the Sweet Vermouth. Since there's no high proof spirit in here, it's also a fairly low alcohol cocktail, so you can treat yourself here without worrying too much!As mentioned, the Adonis was invented at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in the late 1800's. The cocktail was named after a Broadway show of the time, obviously also called Adonis. Adonis (the show) was the first musical on Broadway to hit 500 performances, so it was a pretty famous show for the time! No wonder there was a cocktail named after it.
Ingredients
- 45 mL Fino Sherry or another Dry Sherry in a pinch
- 45 mL Sweet Vermouth
- Garnish with Orange peel
Instructions
- Add your ingredients to a mixing glass filled with plenty of ice.
- Stir until your mixture is well chilled.
- Strain into a Coupe glass.
- Garnish and serve.
Notes
As we're only working with two ingredients of equal proportions here, you can't afford to go cheap with them. This is a good rule for pretty much all cocktail recipes, but even more so with the more simple recipes! Further on this, while you can probably get away with replacing the Fino Sherry with another Dry Sherry style like a Manzanilla, don't be tempted to replace it with a sweeter Sherry style like a Cream Sherry. The Sweet Vermouth is adding plenty of sugar here, so you'll ruin the drink with a Sweet Sherry.
But, at the end of the day, we're assuming you're making this cocktail for you! And if that's the case, you do you. Make your drinks the way you like them!