Name: Shade Thrower
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Averna)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

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 Shade Thrower contains 238 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
27.97% alc./vol. (55.94° proof)
27.5 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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David Mercer 4w

I look at cocktail recipes like this in the same vein as Geoffrey Rush's character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films: "More of a set of guidelines, rather than rules". So, I would like to encourage those who found this cocktail to be less than inspiring to tweak the ratios a little to find their desired way to complement the bourbon, which should be the star by which you should navigate ;-).

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 4w

Perhaps there is just a little too much going on here. We really enjoy the simpler Old Money #2.

David Mercer 4w

Hadn't heard of that one, so I looked it up. Not sure how different Walnut liqueur (which I don't have) is from, say, Amaro Montenegro (which I do have and find a little nutty), so maybe that's a simplification I will try.

Werd Bmocsil 1y

Oh. My. Goodness.
Mine was Benchmark No. 8 bourbon (Buffalo Trace leftovers), Amaro Nonino, & Cappelletti aperitivo,
After a Bijou (à la Gordon), this was arresting. In a good way. Straight to the favorites list.
I like orange flavor, and so having only Nonino was not an impediment.

Lou Panetta 1y

I did like this. It's a good blend between a Boulvardier and a Black Manhattan, but can't decide which one it wants to be closer to.

Stephen C 1y

Made with meletti and loved it.

Justin Aniello 1y

Not to throw shade but it's only alright. The worst part is I don't know why, it feels like this list of ingredients I should love but something just isn't clicking for me.

Rick West 1y

Meh, it’s fine. I’d rather just go with the many different classics it riffs off of.

Jacques Merley 1y

Interesting. Larceny bourbon, amaro jardinier, wermouth antica formula Carpano, Aperol…

Jacques Merley 1y

Amato Gardini

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 1y

Good but ordinary.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

I hesitate to again be a Meletti fan boy here (it just skews)... But I just made this twice with Wild Turkey 101, Cocchi di Torino, and Campari... The second try with Meletti (first one Vecchio Amaro del Capo, twas fine) was a clear winner. Almost vastly different drinks...

Frederic D. Premium Member 1y

I find the description of "a riff on a Boulevardier" interesting. Based on the proportions, this to me reads more like halfway between a regular and black Manhattan, with a small splash of Aperol.