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Night Train

Name: Night Train
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon bonded-strength; 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. CioCiaro); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Bourbon bonded-strength (50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Amaro (e.g. CioCiaro)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Night Train contains 235 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
32.33% alc./vol. (64.66° proof)
29.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Garrett Flanagan at Slowly Shirley in Manhattan, New York City.

60ml (2oz) overproof bourbon
15ml (½oz) Cynar
15ml (½oz) Amaro CioCiaro
1 dash Amargo-Vallet bitters
Original recipe, Garrett Flanagan, 2019

Review

Spirit-forward and bittersweet, this after-dinner digestivo may fast-track your night.

Cynar 1000ml - makes 66.5 cocktails
$34.99 $0.53 per cocktail Cynar image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$0.57 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 66.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Patrick Valentino 1y

Would love to make per spec. I have all but my bottle of CioCiaro is a few years old. Thoughts on how long an Amaro will last after opening ?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Flavour will change due to oxidation but still OK to drink.

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