Name: Call me Ish
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Spanish brandy; 30 ml Meletti amaro; 1 dash Orange bitters

Call me Ish
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Spanish brandy
1 oz	Amaro (e.g. Meletti)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Equal parts American whiskey, Spanish brandy and Italian amari produces an incredibly complex, spirit-forward, bittersweet Manhattan-like cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Drew Nemetz and Billy Nichols at Simon & The Whale, Freehand Hotel, New York City, USA. "The Whale" in the name of where this drink was first made helps explain the cocktail name inspired by the famous start to the opening chapter of Herman Melville's 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael."

Nutrition:

One serving of Call me Ish contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
30.16% alc./vol. (30.16° proof)
27.2 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

23rd October 2024 at 09:35

Made with Old Bardstown BiB, Cognac Leyrat VS, and Regan's No. 6... It's certainly distinctive. And the high-proof bourbon cuts a sharp, spicy top note which, to me, seemed to tame the underlying sweetness a little but perhaps not enough.

John Hinojos

19th February 2023 at 04:22

Normally do not like cocktails which are considered sweet, but loved this. After reading the comments, decided to use Amaro Montenegro which made the final cocktail pleasantly balanced. Great after-dinner or an evening sipper.

David M.

13th January 2021 at 06:38

Sweet. Nice for after-dinner.
Glad to have a use for my Meletti.

Anonymous

13th December 2020 at 17:13

2/5 Used Cognac instead of Spanish Brandy. It is a bit sweet and cloying toward the end as the drink warms up. Truth be told, it just does not have many layers of depth or complexity. Like a bland black manhattan, adding more bitters: aromatic, chocolate, anything to help cut the sweetness. Serving over the rocks would also help.

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