Name: Bushwick
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 7.5 ml Amer Picon

Ingredients

2 fl oz

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

³⁄₄ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Amer Picon

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bushwick contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
30.35% alc./vol. (60.69° proof)
29.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in 2009 by Phil Ward at Mayahuel in New York City, USA. This riff on the classic Brooklyn is named after Bushwick, a neighbourhood in the northeast of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. As Amer Picon can be tricky to obtain, Phil recommends Amaro Lucano as a substitute.

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Brislawn 45w

Excellent. I agree with R. Spain and like it with Amaro Lucano, which makes it a distinctive Brooklyn variant rather than just a re-proportioned version of Grohusko's original recipe, which I make with Golden Moon's Amer Picon reconstruction. I also like serving it in an old-fashioned glass with a Luxardo cherry for garnish.

Robert Spain 50w

Wonderful, I love all these Manhattan variations. Bronx, Brooklyn, and now Bushwick. Using quality Rye is key in my opinion. I used Balcones. I ran out of Amer so I used Lucano.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

Last comment! Tried a third time and used Bourbon in place of rye. For me, this really elevated the drink giving it more body and better mouthfeel.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 2y

Made this a second time but garnished with a Maraschino cherry just because. It got me to thinking though, are there rules of thumb as to when and what garnish to use? I thought that in this case, a cherry would complement the Maraschino liqueur. Notwithstanding the "recipe" it worked for me, which I guess is what matters! Oh, I forgot to mention it is an excellent cocktail regardless.

Jim G 2y

Hum. Sipping on this as I type. I used China-China as I did not have Amer Picon or Amer Luciano. I think I like. More than a Manhattan? Probably not. But it's pretty good.

Hunter Newsome 3y

The rye is very front and center in this drink. I would probably reduce it a bit.

Dave D. Premium Member 4y

This was spectacular! I was able to secure some Amer Picon and what a great blend of flavors , each distinct but all discernible .

Dominic Dirupo 4y

Made this to your spec vs the Claridges recipe (less vermouth, more amer and maraschino). Both great. This and the Brooklyn are my go-to Manhattan alternatives

Marc Wexler 6y

With the greatest of respect to Phil Ward, isn’t this the original (Jack’s Manual, 1908) Brooklyn recipe! Look it up— what goes around comes around, I guess!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 6y

For other readers, Jacob Abraham Grohusko's 1908 'Jack's Manual' recipe for a Brooklyn Cocktail: "1 dash Amer Picon bitters, 1 dash Maraschino, 50% rye whiskey, 50% Ballor Vermouth. Fill glass with ice. Stir and strain. Serve." Simular but with a different proportion of rye to vermouth.