Name: Downhill Daring
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Americano bianco; 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Punt E Mes vermouth amaro

1 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Americano bianco

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Downhill Daring contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.23% alc./vol. (42.47° proof)
21 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Comments & Discussion

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Bill Lennox 6w

Superb! Lots of layers. Starts off fruity, rounded vanilla, ends herbal and bitter. Top 10 for sure.

James Kittock Premium Member 34w

I used Buffalo Trace bourbon and Scrappy’s orange bitters. It was pleasant and a nice combination of flavors but a tad too sweet. I might try it again with rye or an over proof bourbon, or perhaps something more bitter than the Cocchi Americano.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Love this with Punt E Mes but I just tried it with Cocchi Storico and Old Grand Dad 114° (the original 'barrel strength') bourbon. Still fantastic and better than a regular manhattan imo.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

As I've explored cocktails more I've come to realise that the Manhattan — whilst an okay cocktail on it's own — really shines when you riff it, and this is yet another example of that. This is a rich cocktail, full of herbs and spices. The Punt E Mes really spices up the backend (which can be cloying to me in a regular Manhattan), and the bourbon provides some backbone and proof.