Made with Smoking Dragon. Dark, herbal, and quietly dangerous.
Smoke, cherry, vermouth, and absinthe come together in a serve that feels layered, bitter-edged, and deeply composed.
Remember the Maine already carries darkness in its structure. Cherry brings depth, vermouth softens, absinthe sharpens, and Smoking Dragon pulls the whole serve further into shadow. A cocktail with smoke, tension, and a colder kind of elegance.
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
Prep time
5 Minutes
Glass
Coupe
60ml Smoking Dragon
20ml sweet vermouth
10ml cherry liqueur
1 tsp absinthe
Orange twist or maraschino cherry
How to make it
Smoke, cherry, and herbaceous bitterness held in tension.
01
Build over ice
Fill a mixing glass with ice, then add Smoking Dragon, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and absinthe.
02
Stir to chill
Stir until well chilled and properly diluted.
03
Strain and finish
Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass, then garnish with an orange twist or maraschino cherry.
