Eeyore's Requiem Riff
Eeyore's Requiem or the Fernet negroni was invented by Toby Maloney of Chicago's Violet Hour. Here we try to understand how simply changing the vermouth/aperitif and how small things change up the flavor profile
Ingredients
1.5 oz Campari
0.5 oz London dry gin (No 3. )
0.25 oz Cynar 70
0.25 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Lillet (original recipe calls for Dolin blanc)
15 drops orange bitters
Orange oils from at least 3 twists
Orange twist for garnish
Steps
Add all the ingredients ( apart from the orange oils from twists) in a mixing glass
Add ice and stir till desired chill
Strain into your favorite martini glass
Squeeze oils from the three orange twists and discard
Garnish with afresh orange twist and enjoy.
Paired With
68% Ghana cacao with candied citrus from Map Chocolate
Turning a cara cara, a blood orange, a ruby grapefruit, a sweet lime and a tangelo into a candied slaw and throwing it into Ghanian cacao is a most fruity chompy bar of deliciousness