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El Capitán Cocktail Recipe

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EL CAPITÁN COCKTAIL Recipe

The El Capitán cocktail is a Peruvian cocktail made with a combination of Pisco, sweet Vermouth and Angostura bitters. In order to prepare it, all ingredients should be stirred with ice, then strained into a coupe glass.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Pisco
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. sweet red Vermouth
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

METHOD

  1. Fill a mixing glass ⅔ full off ice.
  2. Add the ingredients and stir until chilled.
  3. Strain into chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with an orange zest twist.

NOTES

It is believed that El Capitán dates back to the 1920s, when a combination of Pisco and sweet Vermouth was often ordered by army captains, hence the name.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Pisco | USA | UK | Germany
  2. Martini Rosso | USA | UK* | Germany
  3. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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