Don’t Give Up the Ship

A stirred after-dinner drink of gin, Fernet-Branca, sweet vermouth and curaçao. Bitter, herbal and aromatic, it finishes with the bright oils of an expressed orange twist.

Total time: 5 min
Serving: 1

Naturally sweet twist
Bitter & herbal

Martini glass of pale yellow-green cocktail with a frothy top and a curled cucumber ribbon garnish, against a dark background — Sour meets Sweet Magic

Ingredients

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1½ oz (44 ml) gin
½ oz (15 ml) Fernet-Branca
½ oz (15 ml) sweet vermouth
½ oz (15 ml) curaçao
ice
long orange twist, to garnish
2–3 Richberry halves

How to Make It

Stir
Pour the gin, Fernet-Branca, sweet vermouth and curaçao into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well chilled, then strain into a coupe glass.
Add the twist
Squeeze the orange twist in half over the drink to release its oils, run it around the rim of the glass, then drop it in.
Add the Richberry twist
Just before your first sip, chew 2–3 Richberry halves gently and let them linger for about 30 seconds. Discard any pit, then taste how the sour notes turn sweet.

Richberry changes the taste, not the drink: a cocktail may taste softer, but it is just as strong. Please enjoy it responsibly.