# Cardinale

> Cardinale, the IBA official recipe: 40 ml gin, 20 ml dry vermouth and 10 ml Campari. Stirred and served up in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with a lemon zest.

A drier, sharper Negroni relative made with dry vermouth instead of sweet.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Gin cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/gin-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Stirred (stirred with ice in a mixing glass)
- Glass: Cocktail glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 22.6% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.3 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 70 ml (2⅓ oz) before ice, about 99 ml in the glass
- Taste: Bitter, Spirit-forward

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 40 ml (1⅓ oz) [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md)
- 20 ml (⅔ oz) [Dry vermouth](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/dry-vermouth/index.md)
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) [Campari](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/campari/index.md)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
2. Stir well.
3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

## Garnish

A lemon zest.

## One ingredient away

Drinks on the list that differ from the Cardinale by a single ingredient.

- [Dry Martini](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/dry-martini/index.md): without Campari
- [Negroni](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/negroni/index.md): sweet vermouth instead of dry vermouth

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/cardinale/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-KZFxaIR-k
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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