# Drunk Uncle

Islay Scotch, Cynar, and blanc vermouth make Shawn Soole’s smoky, vegetal White-Negroni relative spare enough for every bottle to remain exposed.

Strength: 31% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Islay Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/islay-scotch-whisky.md)
- 22.5 ml [Cynar](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cynar.md)
- 22.5 ml [Blanc vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/blanc-vermouth.md) — Keep the opened bottle refrigerated and use it fresh.

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Grapefruit twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Bobby Burns](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bobby-burns.md): A Scotch Manhattan enriched with honeyed, herbal Bénédictine.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Rob Roy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rob-roy.md): A Scotch whisky Manhattan, pairing the grain and smoke of whisky with sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters.
- [Heart of Glass](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/heart-of-glass.md): Troy Sidle’s room-temperature Manhattan-scaffa measures its own dilution, saturates bourbon with Cynar and bitters, and turns a whiskey rinse into ritual.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.
- [Left Hand](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/left-hand.md): Bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth gain dark cacao and spice from mole bitters in Sam Ross's late-2000s bridge between Boulevardier and Manhattan.
- [Bitter Giuseppe](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bitter-giuseppe.md): Stephen Cole's low-proof modern classic makes earthy Cynar the base, lengthened with sweet vermouth and sharpened by lemon and orange bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/drunk-uncle
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/drunk-uncle-e74634f7.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/drunk-uncle/