The Modern's Beneventano Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated March 27, 2025
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This refreshingly bitter aperitif cocktail from The Modern in NYC is a variation on the Americano.

Note: This cocktail calls for saffron-tinted Strega, an herbal liqueur produced in Benevento, Italy (for which this cocktail is named.)

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Recipe Details

The Modern's Beneventano Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 3 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Aperol

  • 1 1/2 ounces Zucca Rabarbaro Amaro

  • 1/2 ounce Strega

  • Splash soda

  • Garnish: Orange wedge

Directions

  1. Fill a mixing glass with ice. Add Aperol, Zucca, and Strega, stir well. Fill a rocks glass with ice. Strain Aperol mixture into serving glass, top with soda, and garnish with orange wedge.

Special equipment

Mixing glass and cocktail strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
352 Calories
0g Fat
51g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 352
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 51g 19%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 45g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 10mg 50%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 51mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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