Hanky Panky
The Hanky Panky is a bitter spirit-forward cocktail made with Gin, Sweet Vermouth and Fernet-Branca. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 23% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 23% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Bitter
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 45mlGin
- 45mlSweet Vermouth
- 7.5mlFernet-Branca
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with orange twist.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Hanky Panky
Created by Ada Coleman at London's Savoy Hotel around 1903 for actor Sir Charles Hawtrey.
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
- No Fernet-Branca? Use Jägermeister (Similar herbal profile, sweeter)
All swaps for Gin, Sweet Vermouth and Fernet-Branca
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