# Adonis

A poised, lower-proof aperitif joining dry, nutty Amontillado sherry with sweet vermouth and orange bitters.

Strength: 18% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Amontillado sherry](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/amontillado-sherry.md)
- 30 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md)
- 2 dashes [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Orange twist — Express the peel oils over the drink.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

## Related drinks

- [Sherry Cobbler](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sherry-cobbler.md): A long, low-proof sherry drink brightened with fresh citrus and served lavishly cold over crushed ice.
- [Bamboo](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bamboo.md): A delicate, low-alcohol aperitif joining fino sherry and dry vermouth with aromatic bitters.
- [Coronation Cocktail (Joseph Rose)](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/coronation-cocktail-joseph-rose.md): Joseph Rose’s 1903 Coronation is a bone-dry vermouth-and-fino cocktail lifted by tiny measures of maraschino and orange bitters.
- [Coronation No. 1](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/coronation-no-1.md): Equal fino and dry vermouth make a pale, saline wine cocktail in which maraschino and orange bitters supply just enough fruit and spice to distinguish it from the Bamboo.
- [Up-to-Date](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/up-to-date.md): Equal rye and dry amontillado make a lean, nutty Manhattan relation in which orange liqueur and bitters work as seasoning rather than sweetness.
- [Dunlop Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dunlop-cocktail.md): A Savoy-era union of mellow aged rum and dry, nutty amontillado needs only one dash of bitters to become a complete after-dinner cocktail.
- [Clean Slate](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/clean-slate.md): Manzanilla and blanc vermouth make a saline, floral aperitif sharpened by gentian and Peychaud’s in Jermaine Whitehead’s quietly exact low-alcohol drink.
- [Fourth Regiment](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/fourth-regiment.md): Three distinct bitters turn an equal rye-and-sweet-vermouth Manhattan ancestor into a detailed study of citrus, anise, and savoury celery.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/adonis
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/adonis-659b8e1e.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/18/adonis