Name: South of Brooklyn
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 20 ml Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth; 10 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 10 ml Dry vermouth; 10 ml Amer Picon; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 1 dash Creole bitters

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Ingredients:
²⁄₃ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Amer Picon
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth, Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

A riff on a Brooklyn made with bianco vermouth and a splash of rum. (The Caribbean lies to the south of Brooklyn.) Muscular rye whiskey dominates, with subtle notes from the rum and maraschino, over herbal complexity from the other ingredients.

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History:

Created in March 2025 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of South of Brooklyn contains 160 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
23.87% alc./vol. (23.87° proof)
18 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold

5th June at 17:24

A nice drink. I used Bigallet China China in lieu of the Amer Picon and it worked fine. I upped the rum to 15ml which balanced the Rye. The Maraschino has a slight presence and the Peychaud’s is a perfect fit.

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Stephen C

13th April at 03:38

Good but felt like it wasn't as well balanced as I'd hoped.

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

30th March at 19:57

Everyone muddles along nicely but the rum stands out despite the relatively small contribution, so choose carefully.

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Jason Edward CLAPHAM

28th March at 19:37

Unbelievably - or maybe not, if you know me - I have all the ingredients for this one, including the elusive Amer Picon, and mixed it up without hesitation. Inspirational drink. The rye and rum, for the first time in my experience, seem to be the best of friends. Bravo!

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