Drink · 2 min · Amounts not specified
Amaro tonic
Amaro and tonic over plenty of ice. Two kinds of bitterness that turn out to soften each other.
The sheet · 1 tall glass · 2 min
easyWhy tonight. Amaro and tonic over plenty of ice. Two kinds of bitterness that turn out to soften each other.
What it needs
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- amaro
- tonic
Good if you have them, fine if you do not: orange.
Method
- 1½ oz amaro over a full glass of ice, topped with tonic.
- Quinine and amaro are both bitter and from different directions, which makes this more interesting than the same drink with soda.
- Orange peel, expressed and dropped in.
- Keep the pour short. Bitterness accumulates as you drink and a generous one is tiring by the bottom of the glass.
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What the method is trying to make happen
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An educational pour, not a reprint of a licensed spec. No allergen or alcohol-safety claim.
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- Produce prepCitrus SupremeEpicuriousCutting the pith and membrane away so the segments come out clean — the prep behind every citrus salad.Link checked 2026-09-08
- Cocktail structureHow to make a Whiskey HighballA Bar AboveThe pour that keeps the bubbles. A highball is mostly a handling problem.Link checked 2026-09-08
Why each of these is on the list
What the ingredients are actually doing
- amaro
- Bitter herbal liqueur, and every bottle is its own recipe.
- tonic
- Bitter and sweet at once, so it is a mixer with an opinion.
Missing one of them? The substitutions are written against those jobs rather than against a chart, so they say what each replacement costs this dish in particular.
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