Lucano Cobbler
Amaro and red wine over crushed ice — the low-effort Italian long drink.
The Method
How to make it
- 01
Fill a goblet with ice.
- 02
Build the Amaro Lucano, red wine, tonic and sugar syrup directly in the glass.
- 03
Stir gently to combine without knocking out the carbonation.
- 04
Garnish with lemon and orange wheels, a mint sprig and a few berries.
Bartender's Tip
Crushed ice makes it: it chills fast and dilutes into the wine, keeping the drink refreshing rather than heavy.
A Little History
A house recipe from Lucano 1894. The cobbler format — spirit, sugar, ice, fruit — dates to nineteenth-century America, and Italian producers adopted it as a way to stretch amaro across a long summer afternoon.
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