Hanky Panky
ClassicIBA OfficialA Martini with a bitter secret.
Before DinnerSpirit-ForwardClassicBittersweet
3 minEasyStrong
Rich and bittersweet. A sweet gin-and-vermouth base given depth and a minty, medicinal bite by just a measure of Fernet-Branca — bold, aromatic, and grown-up.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Gin
- 1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 0.25 oz Fernet-Branca
- Orange twist · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the gin, sweet vermouth, and Fernet-Branca to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Express an orange twist over the surface and drop it in.
The Story
Created by Ada "Coley" Coleman, the celebrated head bartender of the American Bar at London's Savoy, in the early 1900s. She built it for the actor Charles Hawtrey, who reportedly took a sip and declared, "By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!" — and the name stuck.
Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Orange twist
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