Brooklyn (perfect)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (129 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
12 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
13 oz Amer Picon
13 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
13 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A perfect Manhattan with bittersweet liqueur rather than aromatic bitters and a balancing dash of sweet maraschino liqueur.

If you can't obtain Picon Amer then consider substituting with 5ml Bigallet China-China, 5ml chilled water, and 1.25ml triple sec.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Brooklyn (perfect) contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 24.71% alc./vol. (24.71° proof)
  • 25.9 grams of pure alcohol

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29th June at 02:54
I love this drink…just made me a nightcap….and I do have a bottle of Amer Picon that I keep refrigerated but “all truth told” , ordered it from Belgium during the pandemic….seems to still be wonderful?? I used my staple, Bulliet Rye…and both Martini and Rossi vermouths..
mregisterfl’s Avatar mregisterfl
28th June at 21:12
No Amer Picon here in the USA, so made with equivalent amount of China China. I didn’t add triple sec or water, but stirred longer than normal. Really delicious and highly recommended. My choices: Wild Turkey 101 Rye, Dolin dry, Cocchi di Torino sweet, China China, Luxardo Maraschino.
Werd Bmocsil’s Avatar Werd Bmocsil
10th June at 01:10
My first cocktail with Amer Picon, and it's fantastic.
Thanks to The Cocktail Seminars by Brian Hoefling for alerting me to the recipe by Jamie Boudreau. Since the Amer Picon recipe uses Amaro Ramazzotti as the base, perhaps Ramazzotti plus some orange bitters would come close. :shrug:
Werd Bmocsil’s Avatar Werd Bmocsil
10th June at 19:17
Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
26th May at 20:33
I made the original recipe and found it ready for improvement. Triple sec or chartreuse could be a good tip, thank you!
Ben R’s Avatar Ben R
22nd December 2024 at 03:33
I've been looking forward to make this for about two years. I finally tracked down a bottle of the Golden Moon equivalent of Amer Picon, not being able to source the authentic ingredient in my country. I'm kicking myself for not seeing the recommendation to use China-China, as I've had a bottle of that for some time. Yet they taste fairly different, so now I get to make both...

I get the comparison to a Manhattan, but it's almost a disservice. Far superior. Top 10 Difford's maybe.
Matt’s Avatar Matt
13th December 2024 at 03:30
I'm surprised at the peek of the dry vermouth that came at the start. Made with Bigallet China-China (w/ triple sec added as recommended above). Very good, but this has become a bit too involved in crafting for me to want to go to often. I favor other Manhattan variants.
19th November 2024 at 04:30
What a great drink….I was able to secure a bottle of Amer Picon during Covid and still good from the fridge……used Rittenhouse and Martini and Rossi on the vermouths…..sooo good I had to have two!
Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
2nd August 2024 at 21:26
Best Manhattan version I've had!
I used the Danish Rye Whisky from Stauning. Very dominant rye taste, so I stod by the 10 ml of Bigallet China-China and 10 ml water, but added 1,25 ml Cointreau as recommended. Vermouths were the fairly dry and bitter Chazalettes Rosso and just a plain dry vermouth.
I'll be back to the perfect Brooklyn, so much more that its parts.
Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
6th July 2024 at 00:16
Made with Pikesville Rye (110 proof) and Bigallet China-China. I really enjoyed it but was surprised at how much the maraschino liqueur came through on the back end. This improved with the addition of an ice cube, so lesson learned: proper dilution is key to fully enjoying this drink.
Stephen Broughall’s Avatar Stephen Broughall
3rd April 2024 at 00:00
Had muled Picon Biere back from France, so used that. Tasted great but I guess will still have to pursue the elusive Picon Amer to compare.