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Search for Delicious recipe
StirredRocks glassCubed ice14% ABV
The Search for Delicious is a stirred cocktail, made with Cynar, punt e Mes, lemon juice and more, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is bitter and citrusy.
Kirk Estopinal, New Orleans: born from misremembering the Bitter Giuseppe. Taste for salt: only the faintest hint.
Search for Delicious ingredients
| Cynar | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Punt e Mes | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 18 drops |
| Orange bitters | 6 dashes |
| Salt | 1 pinch |
How to make a Search for Delicious
- Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
- Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lemon twist and a partial salt rim.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Lemon twist and a partial salt rim
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Search for Delicious: quick answers
- How strong is a Search for Delicious?
- About 14% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 12 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Search for Delicious?
- About 170 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Search for Delicious served in?
- A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Search for Delicious have?
- 5 in total: Cynar, punt e Mes, lemon juice, orange bitters and salt. Simple enough to make at home.
