Name: Bubo Bubo
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 15 ml Amaro; 10 ml Honey and water syrup

Bubo Bubo
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro Montenegro
¹⁄₃ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of spray mist of Islay whisky.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Bittersweet and whisky-laced but smoothed and mellowed by honeyed richness.

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History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered at Le Hibou Bar, Stockholm, Sweden.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bubo Bubo contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
26.37% alc./vol. (26.37° proof)
22.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Scott Kepford

24th April at 04:25

Complex and delicious! One of few drinks I’ve had recently that just might challenge the Vieux Carré for nightcap of choice. I wonder though if there’s something more interesting than honey syrup to provide the leavening sweetness - I may borrow the Benedictine from the VC and see how that goes.

John CARR

28th December 2023 at 13:12

Would Averna be a good substitute if one lacks Montenegro?

Simon Difford

29th December 2023 at 08:16

Nonino is closer to Averna than Montenegro.

John CARR

28th December 2023 at 23:12

I also have nonino. Would that be closer?

Ian Fenton

29th June 2023 at 11:07

I floated (sort of) a dash or two of Ardbeg instead of the mist, and some Luxardo maraschino cherries because I can’t resist the bloody things. Sweet but delicious, as has previously been stated. If I make it again, I might try adding a dash of coffee or cardamom bitters.

Nicola Adams

9th April 2023 at 17:32

It is rather sweet, but geez it’s nice! I’d already drunk half of it when I realised I’d forgot the Laphroaig, so I sprayed a little bit on top of my last few mouthfuls. Turns out this is indeed transformative, because somehow its transformed a very enjoyable, complex and ethereal drink into something that’s so one dimensional I probably won’t even finish it. go figure.

Christine Babb

28th February 2023 at 23:23

I had no Islay on hand (didn’t even notice that garnish ingredient until I had mixed the rest). As a result, I found this too sweet for my liking, but adding a couple drops of Vena’s Smoke bitters helped.

John Hinojos

23rd February 2023 at 04:39

Wow. This is a huge burst of flavours. An excellent digestive or evening sipper. Each ingredient is identifiable, but they all work together amazingly. I am not a huge fan of sweeter cocktails, but this works. Would definitely have again.

Herbert Brant

27th December 2022 at 22:05

Very intense, but very rewarding. Excellent balance between bitter and sweet, and a couple of Luxardo Maraschinos work wonders by adding a hint of cherry flavour.