Name: Little Italy
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whiskey - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 22.5 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 15 ml Cynar or other carciofo amaro

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)
3/4 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
1/2 fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
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Review:

This rye whiskey-based, Manhattan-like, bittersweet cocktail makes for a great aperitivo.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2005 by Audrey Saunders for the opening menu of Pegu Club, New York, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Little Italy contains 155 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
29.12% alc./vol. (58.24° proof)
24 grams of pure alcohol

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