Mix yourself a Ferrari
Some like it, some hate it, but you can find the Ferrari name on just about everything these days. The exotic Italian automaker, as is commonly known, has been pursuing and escalating a merchandising campaign that has accelerated its way into just about every market segment imaginable. Now it may surprise some of the guys over in Maranello, but it turns out there are still some things money just can't buy. Like having a drink named after you.
To well-versed bartenders and their most loyal customers (and by that we mean drunks), this will come as no big news, but as this writer recently discovered, there's a drink called the Ferrari. To the best of our knowledge it's the only racing team or carmaker that has a mixed drink named after it, and if you follow the jump, we'll tell you just how to make it.
The Ferrari is a very simple drink to make, and the ingredients, as you might have guessed, are thoroughly Italian. Just don't tell Kimi or the Scuderia will be in serious trouble....
Here's what you'll need:
- Dry vermouth (try Martini Extra Dry, whose maker happens to sponsor the Scuderia)
- Amaretto (we'd recommend Disaronno)
- A twist of lemon
- Ice
- An "old-fashioned" glass (also known as a "tumbler")
Pour two ounces of dry vermouth and one ounce of amaretto into the tumbler over ice, stir well, twist the lemon peel over the glass and drop it in. Enjoy. Repeat. Just don't enjoy before actually driving a Ferrari, or any other car for that matter.
Tips: For a sweeter mix, use more amaretto; for a drier taste, more vermouth. Alternative recipes call for adding Angostura Bitters as well.
Know any other automotive-related drinks? Let us know in the comments section below.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Grimace 8:13PM (7/29/2007)
"Know any other automotive-related drinks?"
Does broken-down golf cart count?
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Henry 8:23PM (7/29/2007)
For some reason I'd think a Ferrari drink would include Campari and Martini Sweet Vermouth (and something other than Gin, lest it imitate the Negroni). The colors and companies just seem so quintessentially Italian.
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Carl 9:43PM (7/29/2007)
After a victory in the final Targa Florio (1973) Porsche was mixed a special drink:
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Carl 9:45PM (7/29/2007)
Almost...
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1526/image1vo7.jpg
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Mike 9:53PM (7/29/2007)
Flaming Lamborghini
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=flaming+lamborghini&meta=
USAFMech 9:50PM (7/29/2007)
How soon we forget the Aston Martini!
http://www.rox.com/drinx/aston-martini/
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Richard 11:23PM (7/29/2007)
Great, except you should use DRY vermouth, not EXTRA dry. Extra dry is not dry: the "extra"is extra as in extra-marital, not extra as in "more."
It is from an old trick the French played on the English with Champagne about 300 years ago.
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Jakub 11:44PM (7/29/2007)
http://www.barnonedrinks.com/recipes/cocktails/f/flamingferrari.html
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Ed 2:12AM (7/30/2007)
Drinks named after autos? Well, there's Thunderbird, and Buick is slang for what sometimes happens after a few too many.
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JPDyno 3:22AM (7/30/2007)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_Lamborghini
I dont like them, but they look cool when you set them on fire!
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Sbert 5:33AM (7/30/2007)
Guys, "Ferrari" canteens are even older than the car maker, they are based in Trentino Alto Adige and spill out among the best white wines in Italy;it goes without saying, they are totally unrelated to the car maker. Ferrari is one of the most common surnames in Italy..
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erick 3:55PM (7/30/2007)
theres the blue Cadillac its a margarita
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SHF 8:22PM (8/09/2007)
the BMW
Bailey's Irish Cream, Malibu Rum, and Wild Turkey Whiskey
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