Name: Carroll Gardens
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Nardini Amaro; 15 ml Vermouth amaro; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Carroll Gardens
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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Nardini)
¹⁄₂ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This delightfully spirit-forward riff on the Brooklyn is the most Italian American of cocktails.

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Variant:

Brooklyn recipes and contemporary riffs named after Brooklyn neighbourhoods

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008-9 by Joaquín Simó at Death & Company in New York City, in honour of his local neighbourhood, Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens.

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Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
31.2% alc./vol. (31.2° proof)
26.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Brislawn

14 hours ago

I increased the rye (Crater Lake Reserve) to 2 oz and it's still pretty heavy and sweet. This really doesn't need both an amaro (Lucano) *and* a vermouth amaro (Cocchi Dopo Teatro). It might be better with a lighter, more conventional rosso instead.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

25th April at 21:24

Lucano worked well. Tad too sweet for my taste (not surprising looking at the ingredients) so might split some extra dry vermouth in there somewhere.

Tuber Magnatum

30th March at 16:26

Very much enjoyed this. As Matthias tried, used Amaro Nonino as I so far have been unable to source Amaro Nardini. Reading on-line the flavour profiles of each, I am guessing there won't be a huge difference, but I would very much like to compare the two versions.

Werd Bmocsil

26th April at 18:22

I have had both straight, and yes, there isn't a big difference

Jim G

1st January 2024 at 02:15

Working my way through these Manhattan like cocktails. Thumbs up. But I'll stick to my Manhattan.

Matthias Doepner

20th October 2023 at 21:02

I tried this with Amaro Nonino and Michter's Rye Punt E Mes, Maraschino as recommended. A little less alcohol than 100 proof rye, but loved the herbal notes of the Amaro Nonino.

John Hinojos

21st August 2022 at 00:57

Perfect aperitif. The rye with the other ingredients produce a very flavourful and herbal cocktail.

Felicia Stratton

10th August 2022 at 19:29

Made with Eda Rhyne Amaro Flora, lots of stirring- pure deliciousness.

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