Remember the Alimony Recipe
A lighter, savoury spin on the Negroni in which dry sherry and Cynar take the lead and gin plays the supporting role.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 18%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Dry sherry37.5 ml (1.3 oz)
- Cynar (artichoke amaro)37.5 ml (1.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Pour the gin, sherry and Cynar into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
- Stir briefly to chill.
- Express an orange twist over the drink and drop it in.
Garnish
Orange twist
What it tastes like
It has a bitter backbone, it has a green, botanical backdrop and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Stirring. All-spirit drinks are stirred — shaking whips air into them and ruins both the clarity and the texture. Thirty to forty seconds in a mixing glass, the spoon tracing the wall. You are after the same ~20% dilution, just slower and under control.
Glass and ice
A heavy-bottomed, wide old fashioned glass. Wide enough for one large cube, which is the point: a big cube has less surface area, so the drink gets cold without getting watery.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Gin
- London dry gin: juniper up front, citrus and coriander behind it. Brand really does show here — Beefeater is sharp, Hendrick's floral, Tanqueray juniper-heavy.
- Dry sherry
- Dry sherry, fino or manzanilla. It spoils like wine: a week in the fridge once opened. It brings a saline, almond-like note and adds depth without adding strength.
- Cynar (artichoke amaro)
- An amaro made from artichoke. It does not taste vegetal but earthy and caramelised; at 16.5% it is one of the lighter amari, which is why it turns up in long drinks.
The Story
Created by bartender Dan Greenbaum in New York in the early 2010s; the name is a pun on the classic Remember the Maine.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Remember the Alimony mixed?
- It is stirred and served in an old fashioned glass.
- How strong is a Remember the Alimony?
- Roughly 18% ABV as served — in fortified-wine territory — plan it as a single drink.
- Can a Remember the Alimony be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Remember the Alimony hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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