Name: Redwood Heights
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dash Absinthe; 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

3 dash

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cynar or other carciofo amaro

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

RINSE chilled glass with absinthe and discard excess.

STIR other ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed 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 Redwood Heights contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
24.25% alc./vol. (48.5° proof)
25.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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Comments & Discussion

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Bob Bobson 2w

Agreed with John CARR, this is a Ginhattan.

Ends up tasting surprisingly close to a Black Manhattan or herbal Sweet Manhattan, depending on your gin and vermouth. I am currently using Guerra Rojo which IMO makes me closer to a Black Manhattan.

John CARR Premium Member 25w

Swapped Punt e Mes bumped to 30 for the Cynar as it was fresher in stock and added a dash of BT aromatic bitters, truly taking it into Ginhattan ®️ territory. Or prob Martinez territory to be more accurate.

Doug James Premium Member 37w

This excellent cocktail is complex and satisfying. I built it exactly as suggested and find it to be rich, boozy, and perfectly balanced.

Francisco Carvalho 4w

I totally agree, Doug; what a marvellous cocktail! It suits perfectly the end of Summertime.

Zach Schwartz 1y

Fantastically proportioned! I enjoyed it alongside some nice oily artichoke pasta. I have to admit, I think I like it more than my own similar “Giuseppe Martini.” If you enjoy this style of drink though, perhaps give it a look.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Circling back to this one, interesting to note how much the garnish/expressed oils can impact perception. Without the orange this was ‘nice’ ~ 4 star ~ with orange interacting with absinthe ~ 5 easy.

Tomasso 1y

I really like this. I agree that as it sits over the 3hrs it’s gonna take me to drink a double, it really develops. I used Bombay London Dry…I’m an aspiring mixologist…altho I this this drink is awesome (I used the Dolin sweet vermouth) with keeping with the CA tradition of an east coast classic…I should have used the Gray Whale…a tick more sweet from the gin could have brightened it up a bit. That being said…I love this drink.

Justin Aniello 1y

Gin plus sweet vermouth plus amaro is always a winning combination and this is no exception. The gin and vermouth bring up the front with the cynar and pastis rounding out the back, lovely.

peterme 1y

As other folks state, it's better as it warms up. But it's surprising how the vermouth and Cynar kind of obliterate the gin flavor.

David Blumberg 1y

Try it with a more flavorful gin like Nolets. Maybe you’ll find that more appealing!

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Well said. Or higher abv.

Stephen C 1y

Flavors very muted for me. Dull.

Jeffrey Moore 1y

Looked like a Little Italy Riff & I love the Little Italy. Therefore, I was all in. However, even though I used a Torino Vermouth, as well as having sweetness from the Cynar, this was a very dry cocktail for me. I ended up adding some Gran Marnier & imo, liked it much better.
I think an Old Tom Gin would work better in this drink. Ransom Old Tom would be my recommendation