# Trident

Aquavit, dry sherry, and Cynar meet in equal measure, with peach and orange bitters drawing out the drink's savoury fruit and spice.

Strength: 25% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 30 ml [Aquavit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/aquavit.md)
- 30 ml [Amontillado sherry](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/amontillado-sherry.md)
- 30 ml [Cynar](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cynar.md)
- 1 dash [Peach bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/peach-bitters.md)
- 1 dash [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and insert the twist.

## Method

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

## Related drinks

- [Remember the Alimony](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/remember-the-alimony.md): Fino and Cynar outweigh the gin in this savoury, low-proof Negroni relation, replacing sweet vermouth and Campari with salt, earth, and restrained bitterness.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Search for Delicious](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/search-for-delicious.md): Cynar and Punt e Mes turn silky and aromatic under tiny measures of lemon, orange bitters, and bitterness-taming salt.
- [Rabo de Galo](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rabo-de-galo.md): A robust Brazilian aperitif bringing cachaça together with sweet vermouth, earthy Cynar, and aromatic bitters.
- [Art of Choke](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/art-of-choke.md): Cynar and rum absorb lime, rich demerara, bitters, and muddled mint in a stirred drink whose fresh ingredients behave nothing like a conventional sour.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Flor de Jerez](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/flor-de-jerez.md): A sherry-led sour lifted by Jamaican rum, apricot liqueur, lemon, and aromatic bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/trident
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/trident-03515ecc.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.drinkboy.com/cocktails/Recipe.aspx?itemid=162