# Hanky Panky

> Hanky Panky, the IBA official recipe: 45 ml gin, 45 ml sweet vermouth and 7.5 ml Fernet-Branca. Stirred and served up in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with orange zest.

Gin and sweet vermouth sharpened by Fernet-Branca. Ada Coleman, the Savoy’s American Bar.

- IBA category: [IBA: The Unforgettables](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/unforgettables/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 20.8% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.6 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 98 ml (3¼ oz) before ice, about 137 ml in the glass
- Taste: Bitter, Herbal, Spirit-forward

## Ingredients

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

- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md)
- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Sweet vermouth](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sweet-vermouth/index.md)
- 7.5 ml (¼ oz) [Fernet-Branca](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/fernet/index.md)

## Method

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

## Garnish

Orange zest.

## One ingredient away

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

- [Negroni](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/negroni/index.md): Campari instead of Fernet-Branca

## If you like the Hanky Panky

- [Martinez](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/martinez/index.md): Gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/hanky-panky/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO1oUoyktN0
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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