Name: Beatnik
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Averna Amaro; 22.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Tawny port

Beatnik
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
³⁄₄ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This whiskey-laced, bittersweet red wine-like, three-ingredient cocktail is best appreciated as an after-dinner digestive or late-night refresher.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Duggan McDonnell in San Francisco, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Beatnik contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
25.46% alc./vol. (25.46° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Herbert Brant

13th November 2023 at 22:58

Wonderful warm and fragrant drink. My only suggestion is a couple of dashes of Black Walnut bitters. A new fave!

Frédéric Boulais

17th July 2023 at 16:57

Excellent cocktail, sweet and bold flavors. The tawny Port and Averna play very well with each other. highly recommend.

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