Name: Maloney No. 2
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon bonded-strength; 45 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur

Maloney No. 2
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A riff on a Sweet Manhattan with high-strength bourbon conscripted to resist domination by an alliance of carciofo amaro and rosso vermouth. The bourbon puts up a spirited fight and they meet harmoniously.

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Variant:

Five Keys

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Josh Durr for the Hawthorn Beverage Group in Louisville and first published in the 2013 book, Food & Wine Cocktails 2013.

Nutrition:

One serving of Maloney No. 2 contains 252 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
23.5% alc./vol. (47° proof)
28.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Werd Bmocsil

6 hours ago

My first time with Cynar (and Dolin Rouge), and I would definitely have it again. As others have said, this may be sweet if you are a "dry" Manhattan fan, but I found it delicious.

Werd Bmocsil

11th October at 03:47

Okay, that was amazing, with Amaro Nonino.
Everything else tames the Wild Turkey and brings the drink into a center that is very well balanced.
Might use lemon zest next time.

Werd Bmocsil

11th October at 03:51

Oh, and Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth

A J Wilson

20th September at 10:50

This one proved too sweet for my palate - a bit like drinking a jar of strawberry jam. Admittedly, the vermouth I had to hand was alla vaniglia style (Carpano Antica Formula). I might try with a dry vermouth, which would bring it closer to a Brooklyn. Has anyone given that a go?

Werd Bmocsil

6 hours ago

I can see the Maraschino being pretty strong for some palates, so maybe try reducing that to 5ml.

I have 4 sweet Vermouths*, and I sampled each the other day to try detecting differences. Perhaps try Dolin Rouge, as I found it less sweet, and with more acidic wine flavor.

For reference, the others were Cocchi, Carpano Antica, and Contratto Rosso.

* Is this a problem? 🧐

Mookie

7th September at 22:02

I used cocchi do torino which seemed to play really well with the cynar, which I thought was too strong at the first sip but the drink felt perfectly balanced after that.

Calvin Grant

30th August at 02:59

Bumped up the bout a bit with Old Grand Dad 114° and Cynar 70, what a knockout! I've kind'a got a love hate relationship with Manhattans and this one is lovely. Also it got better and better as the ice melted. Storico, Luxardo, and the fabulous orange zest.♡

Mike

23rd November 2024 at 18:31

Really excellent and a new favorite. It’s as if these ingredients were meant to be mixed with each other. Made with OGD 100, Cocchi di Torino, Cynar 33, Luxardo maraschino.

Mike

7th December 2024 at 16:47

Simon, please note variation Five Keys. I prefer the Maloney No. 2, but both are excellent.

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Stephen C

20th November 2024 at 03:09

Really liked. Thought it was missing something but couldn't put my finger on it. Tried a dash of chocolate bitters and liked. Very close to exceptional.