Name: After Midnight
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 15 ml Orange Curaçao; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 6 drop Vanilla bitters

After Midnight
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
³⁄₄ fl oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro chilled
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
6 drop	Bob's Vanilla bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bittersweet, orange and maraschino-influenced riff on a Rob Roy.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe believed to have been created at Eastern Standard bar in Boston in the mid-2010s.

Nutrition:

One serving of After Midnight contains 231 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
27% alc./vol. (53.99° proof)
28.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf

4th March at 21:06

I changed the recipe a bit by using the mild Nonino amaro instead of vermouth, omitting the vanilla bitters and instead adding a dash of vanilla extract. The result was very pleasing, maybe a touch too sweet for my palate.

Lucas Borges

8th February at 22:44

Didn't have Vanilla Bitters so used 2 or 3 drops of vanilla extract + angostura. Liked it a lot

Deyan Kavrakov

14th December 2025 at 08:25

It is definitely an excellent nightcap. I would recommend bringing down the sweetness by splitting Punt E Mess with Montenegro amaro (50/50). Lovely.

Simon Sedgley

9th December 2025 at 13:14

The perfect musical accompaniment to this is J J Cale's song of the same name. Late on a balmy evening sit back, next to your sweetheart, and enjoy the drink, the music and the warmth of her hand in yours. We had no Vanilla Bitters and so substituted Black Walnut...but just three drops.