Brooklyn

A spirit-forward member of the New York borough family, the Brooklyn plays the Manhattan's straighter, drier cousin: rye is stirred down with dry vermouth, a whisper of maraschino, and the bittersweet orange edge of Picon. It appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, while Wikipedia separately records a contested 1910 origin tied to Maurice Hegeman — a lineage that never quite settled. With Picon long scarce in the States, Angostura stands in for its bitter spark.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ozRye Whiskey
  • 1 ozDry Vermouth
  • 0.25 ozMaraschino Liqueur
  • 2 dashAngostura Bitters

Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Preparation

Stirred · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine the rye whiskey, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and Angostura bitters in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir until well chilled and properly diluted.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe, served straight up.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Flavor Profile

spiced
42%
herbal
34%
body
30%
heat
19%
bitter
19%
sweet
16%
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