Name: Blind Pilot
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Galliano liqueur; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Blind Pilot
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Galliano L'Autentico liqueur
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Best described as a Galliano Manhattan, I was sceptical when David Selle, a fellow Discerning Drinker, recommended this three equal-parts cocktail to me, but the herbal notes of the liqueur sit brilliantly with the whiskey and vermouth without making it overly sweet.

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Variant:

With rye whiskey in place of bourbon.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2008 by bartender Lance Mayhew in Portland, Oregon, for a patron who asked for a cocktail with whiskey and Galliano.

Nutrition:

One serving of Blind Pilot contains 222 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.11% alc./vol. (27.11° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen

14th March at 19:02

I misread the ingredients and made with Galliano vanilla instead of L'Autentico (which sadly isn't available where I live..)
It still made a remarkably good 3 ingredient equal measures drink though!

Yorey C

4th February at 22:22

martini R | Wolcott (TW) - sweet. plain. cant really taste the galliano. but its straight and clean. lemon squeeze is a nice mix. evocative of Trix cereal. i think i want more booze, perhaps less galliano as another commentator said. maybe even serve it on the rocks.

Lucas Gai

27th October 2024 at 01:43

I’ve just build this, but in a whisky glass with an ice ball. And orange twist insteadmof lemon but that was just a mistake, not an intentional insult to the récipe. But the orange sit well, so did the ice. Very good to my taste.

Morten Carlsbaek

26th October 2024 at 13:02

came back to this fine cocktail on a sunny copenhagen autumn afternoon.
25 ml Galliano L'Autentoco
30 ml Four Roses Singke barrel bourbon
30 ml Chazalettes Rosso
It came out just perfect (i.e. a little less Galliano than in the spec)
Do try it, enjoy it.

Patrick Valentino

16th November 2024 at 17:28

i agreed I went with spec and the Galliano was slightly over what was needed. Gonna make this again but either try high proof rye like Rittenhouse or pare back the Galliano to .75 ounces

Peter Hasselbom

13th October 2024 at 17:31

Needs to be thoroughly stirred and consequently diluted, otherwise it gets a bit stickily sweet as it looses the chill.

David Selle

25th August 2024 at 02:24

The original recipe calls for Vya Sweet Vermouth. I prefer it in this cocktail.

Jeremy Harrold

23rd August 2024 at 17:31

I tried it both with Bourbon and Rye. For me, the Rye had it with the Galliano more held in check.

Morten Carlsbaek

11th August 2024 at 10:04

Nice variant of a Manhattan - definitely with taste of Galliano but it does mingle well here. Anyway, I might try with a little less Galliano next time - or a more dominant and bitter red vermouth.

Kevin Haynes

4th August 2024 at 22:21

This is delightful and delicious! The Galliano meshes with the vermouth flavor perfectly and enhances the bourbon. I do the sacrilegious thing of putting a big ice ball in my Manhattans and did the same with this one. It keeps the drink nice and cold while sipping and, in my opinion, dilutes the drink perfectly. Thanks for posting it, Simon and thanks to David for suggesting it in the first place!

Jeffrey Moore

3rd August 2024 at 20:40

I want to try this. However, everything in my being screams to up the Bourbon to 2 oz & cut the Galliano to 1/2.
But, will try the original.

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