Cardinale in a martini glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Cardinale recipe

Name: Cardinale
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml (1¼ oz) Gin; 20 ml (¾ oz) Dry vermouth; 10 ml (¼ oz) Campari

IBA officialStirredMartini glassNo ice25% ABV140 kcal

The Cardinale is a stirred gin cocktail from Italy, made with gin, dry vermouth and Campari, served in a martini glass. It is bitter. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.

Strength: about 25% ABV in the glass, roughly 17 g of alcohol and about 140 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Cardinale ingredients

Gin	40 ml (1¼ oz)
Dry vermouth	20 ml (¾ oz)
Campari	10 ml (¼ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Cardinale

Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with lemon zest.

Glass: Martini glass
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: Lemon zest

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Cardinale: quick answers

How strong is a Cardinale?: About 25% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 17 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Cardinale?: About 140 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Cardinale served in?: A martini glass, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Cardinale have?: 3 in total: gin, dry vermouth and Campari. Simple enough to make at home.

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