Name: Brooklyn Heights
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 7.5 ml Amaro (e.g. Meletti); 2 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1/12 fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

1 1/2 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

1/2 fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1/4 fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Meletti)

2 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

POUR red bitter liqueur into chilled/frozen glass and turn to coat inside of glass.

Discard excess and set glass aside.

STIR other ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into red bitter liqueur-rinsed glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Brooklyn Heights contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
30.53% alc./vol. (61.06° proof)
26.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 41w

Very approachable. Maraschino tends to dominate so try halving the amount. Campari is rather lost so maybe increase a tad.

Mike Premium Member 1y

Really top shelf. Made with Wild Turkey 101, Dolin dry, remainder per spec. Not too dry, but complex and sophisticated. The lemon oil is essential

And Mayah Lynn 1y

I thoroughly enjoyed this cocktail. It starts off a little strong but as it mellows it opens up and is very flavorful.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

Up front it seems like all booze (I did use 114 proof rye and only 10 ml Luxardo) and nothing special. It takes a few beats, but some fruit cocktail and botanical white noise blooms in the aftertaste. Overall, it's good, but its nuances will easily get lost, if you're distracted.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Was a perfect aperitif. We are not big fans to cocktails that are too sweet, but this hints a perfect balance for us. It is sweet enough to prepare you for dinner.

Jeff Harris 4y

I liked this cocktail but used half the amount of Maraschino in it, because it seemed like it would have been too sweet for my tastes with the full 15ml.

It's similar to a Bensonhurst, which we LOVE, but slightly smoother, due to the Meletti, vs. Cynar in the Bensonhurst. Also, this drink has less vermouth in it, so it is a stronger drink than the Bensonhurst.

I will be making this again.

By the way, Simon, I have tried Abano, and wasn't that impressed by it. I very much prefer Campari.