Name: Crimson King
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 7.5 ml Cherry brandy; 5 ml Coffee liqueur

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Punt E Mes vermouth amaro

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Cherry (brandy) liqueur

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Crimson King contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.91% alc./vol. (51.82° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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Josh Harpoon 32w

A lot of flavours. Nice for sipping when the LP “Islands” of King Crimson is playing (I know, I know). A lot of flavours and complex music is a perfect combination 😃

Jim G 1y

My friend gave me a lovely bottle of coffee liqueur from a producer out of Vancouver. We gave this cocktail a try last night and we both thought it was fantastic. Found something else for which to use that Cherry Herring. I'm not a huge fan of Blood and Sand. I may experiment with an addition of some Benedictine.

Minh Hoang Ta 1y

My favourite cocktail together with a well made martinez. Bittersweet cocktails are the best.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

I served this up, using Dad's Hat rye (quite distinctive), as well as Punt e Mes, and Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco and Espresso... The rye certainly has the dominant top note, but all the subtlties expressing from the other ingredients makes this a rather interesting drink. It's sweetish, but has a matching intensity of bitterness. More similar to a Manhattan than a Boulevardier, but I'd be curious to hear why or why not.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

... it's like an extra-bitter Manhattan. Or a hybrid of both cocktails. I don't immediately think Boulevardier with this.

james I 2y

have not made this cocktail yet but it is on my list for later tonight. I was curious; is this cocktail named after the band King Crimsons' song "In the Court of the Crimson King? I will get back later on how I like the drink.