How to mix the Trident Cocktail, an elegant sipper with an aquavit base consisting of equal parts and is based on the Negroni.
Trident Cocktail – Photo © Cocktails & Bars
Aquavit cocktails are far and few in between, yet the Scandinavian spirit with its herbal and spice notes of dill and caraway makes a great base for mixing drinks.
The Trident cocktail was created in 2000 by Robert Hess in Seattle. Based on the Negroni, it’s an equal parts cocktail that gets a herbaceous note from the aquavit and a strong, bitter-sweet flavour from Cynar, a herbaceous amaro. The third component in the equal parts is a dry sherry which complements the base spirit.
This elegant sipper is easy to mix. Stir all ingredients over ice, strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
Trident Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
- 30ml aquavit
- 30ml Cynar
- 30ml fino sherry
- 1 dash peach bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
Glassware: coupette
Garnish: lemon twist
Method
In a mixing glass, stir all the ingredients together over ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupette and garnish with a lemon twist.
