Name: Beatnik
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 22.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Tawny port

Beatnik
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
³⁄₄ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This whiskey-laced, bittersweet red wine-like, three-ingredient cocktail is best appreciated as an after-dinner digestive or late-night refresher.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Duggan McDonnell in San Francisco, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Beatnik contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
25.46% alc./vol. (25.46° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Ian Cummins

12th August at 03:51

I challenge you to make this with any fortified wine, similarly to how you can change the amaro used. It may come out sweeter, the walnut bitters others have mentioned would balance it out nicely.

John CARR

24th July at 15:29

Fancied Herbert’s suggestion of a dash of walnut bitters, added that bit of bite. Very pleasant.

Simon Sedgley

22nd July at 06:22

All great cocktails, in their simplicity and purity, irresistibly invite experimentation. With this one, we look forward to playing with the Amari and some bitters. To date, Nardini shines brightest as the Amaro for us.