Diplomat
ClassicTwo vermouths and a touch of maraschino. A low-proof after-dinner sipper.
Gently sweet and herbal, with dry and sweet vermouth playing bitter against honeyed. Maraschino adds a floral cherry note and Angostura a spiced backbone — complex and satisfying at a fraction of a cocktail's strength.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- Cherry · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add every ingredient to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with a cherry.
The Story
The Diplomat is a vermouth cocktail from the era when vermouth was a drink in its own right, not merely a modifier — it turns up in cocktail books from the early twentieth century onward. Balancing dry and sweet vermouth with a whisper of maraschino and bitters, it is essentially a spirit-free Manhattan. It has found new life among drinkers seeking flavor without the alcohol.
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