25. Bath Cocktail

My interpretation:
  1.5 oz Uncle Val’s Restorative Gin
  1.5 oz Martini & Rossi Rosso Sweet Vermouth
  4 dashes Amaro CioCiaro

Fill mixing-glass with cracked ice, stir, strain, and serve. Garnish with orange peel. — What we might call a sweet Martini or Martinez riff, shorthand for anything built on gin and sweet vermouth. Amer Picon is available in the States only to a select few bartenders and mixologists who have some private conduit to Europe; and in any case, the recipe has changed from the olden days, and generally almost any orange-heavy amaro will fit the bill. Amaro CioCiaro works great for me. If it’s slightly sweeter, Uncle Val’s is drier than the Old Tom gin called for here (Hayman’s would work too), and things balance pretty nicely.