Secret Saba

Name: Secret Saba
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye Whiskey; 23 ml Cognac; 15 ml Fernet Branca; 23 ml Moscatel Sherry

A stirred, spirit-forward mix of rye whiskey and cognac, with bitter, herbal Fernet Branca and sweet Moscatel sherry in the background. Created by Zachary Pearson in 2021.

Zachary Pearson created the Secret Saba in 2021, starting from an adaptation made in Toronto. It pairs rye with cognac and adds sherry, and the key to the balance was avoiding too much dilution, which made the Fernet taste medicinal.

Method

Stirred

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Strong

Warm