Picture to come, I promise. I am on the road and forgot to bring the cable doohickey for my camera. (Updated 9/25, doohickey retrieved, my drink is ensconced in a bed of rue. Rue may not be a Strega herb, but it smells like one.)I wanted a Negroni last night (post on that one soon), but I was in a Campari-free household. I perused the [very] random assortment of other beverage in the liquor cabinet and saw Strega. Strega, like Campari, is a digestivo/apertivo. They are both herbal and fairly high in proof (around 80), but Campari is a beautiful ruby color. Strega looks a little like pee. Mmm, appetizing. So, I thought I would try to develop a Negroni-esque cocktail with Strega. Hm.
Since Strega means "witch" in Italian and half the people I gave a sip of this to were not crazy about it while the other half liked it, I have dubbed it the Good Witch Bad Witch Cocktail.
Good Witch Bad Witch Cocktail
Mix in a shaker:
- 1 oz. gin
- 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth
- 1/2 oz. Strega
- two dashes bitters
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