Name: Greenpoint
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters

Greenpoint
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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange 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:

Stirred and boozy with rye whiskey punch and spice smoothed by herbal Yellow Chartreuse and sweet vermouth.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

Brooklyn recipes and contemporary riffs named after Brooklyn neighbourhoods

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2006 by Michael McIlroy at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA. Michael's original recipe calls for a lemon zest twist, but we prefer an orange zest twist.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Greenpoint contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
33.33% alc./vol. (66.66° proof)
26.9 grams of pure alcohol

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jill andrews

8th May at 23:45

After reading the comments went for punt e mes. Lovely. Slight sweetness but balanced by the herbal notes and the richness of the whisky.

Egg McKenzie

15th January at 21:35

slightly sweet, slightly herbal, slight syrupy manhattan. not bad, but as much as i love chartreuse, i think i'll stick to an OG manhattan

Kevin Haynes

8th October 2025 at 23:40

Well, I will never make a High Ryeser again! This is much more to my liking! The flavors combined perfectly for me. I used Redemption rye and Pages Jaune for the yellow chartreuse. Just plain Martini Rosso for the vermouth.

Justin Aniello

7th September 2025 at 00:39

Nice but the chartreuse drowns out the other components more than I was expecting. Heavy on the herbal, licorice, and mint. Perfect amount of sweetness.

Chris Brislawn

29th March 2025 at 03:35

Rounding the rye up to 4:1:1 proportions is still plenty sweet and still has plenty of yellow Chartreuse in it. And McIlroy is right, the yellow Chartreuse works better with a lemon twist. Next time I'm going to try replacing the orange bitters with a dash of lemon bitters. A distinctive Brooklyn/Manhattan variation.

Mike

27th December 2024 at 17:03

Made per spec only swapping Regan's orange bitters for Ango orange. (In recipes that call for both Ango Aromatic and orange bitters, I think Regan's works better). I chose Rittenhouse Rye, which is a favorite. This is an outstanding drink, one of my favorite Manhattan variations.. I don’t find this overly sweet but that’s likely down to individual taste preferences. I highly recommend the Cocchi di Torino. Antica formula brings too much vanilla to the drink and upsets the balance.

Chris Cardwell

7th December 2024 at 23:54

This is also great with Strega substituting for the Yellow Chartreuse. If the Italian Dandy cocktail is too sweet for you, try this instead.

Jeffrey Moore

11th May 2024 at 21:11

Drink this one annually when the air starts to get cool & crisp. I usually use Punt e Mes in place of sweet vermouth

Tuber Magnatum

21st June 2024 at 22:47

Tried first time as per recipe and second as per your version. I think I prefer it with Punt e Mes!

Jon Sjoberg

2nd December 2023 at 01:58

Very nice and not as sweet as I anticipated, which is a good thing. Complex and dangerously drinkable, actually. Whistlepig Piggyback 96.5 proof rye, Dolin Rouge and Dolin Genepy le Chamois (as I'm out of Yellow Chartreuse).