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Brooklyn (Grohusko's original)

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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄6 fl oz Amer Picon
1⁄6 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1⁄3 fl oz Chilled water/mineral water

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Brooklyn (Grohusko's original) contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 23.16% alc./vol. (46.32° proof)
  • 25.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe in Jacob. A. Grohusko's 1908 Jack's Manual.

BROOKLYN COCKTAIL
1 dash Amer. Picon bitters
1 dash Maraschino
50% rye whiskey
50% Ballor Vermouth
Fill glass with ice.
Stir and strain. Serve.

Jacob. A. Grohusko, 1908


Jacob 'Jack' Grohusko lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was the head bartender at Baracca's Restaurant in Wall Street, lower Manhattan.

See: Brooklyn cocktail history

Review

Despite the generous dose of Italian 'sweet' vermouth, rye whiskey shines in this harmonious Sweet Manhattan-like dry cocktail.

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Comments & Discussion

Frederic D. Premium Member
Really, really like this one. I used Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye, and Bigallet China-China in lieu of Picon (I had bought a bottle last time I went back to Belgium, but my dad and I drank it there). Not too sweet but also other dry, nice spice from the rye, and the unmistakable Maraschino funk to tie it all together.
score: 1
Florian Ruf Premium Member
Excellent cocktail, much drier than I thought. I would not use dry vermouth as in the temporary recipes.
score: 1
Dave D. Premium Member
This is an excellent drink but slightly a bit more vermouth flavor than I prefer and I have my bottle of Amer Picon I bought out of Belgium during Covid. I keep it refrigerated and seems ok still.
score: 4
Tuber Magnatum Premium Member
I too have a bottle of Amer Picon bought on trip to Europe and shared your concerns regarding longevity once opened. What I now do with all my "perishable" liquids, e.g. vermouth, is not only keep them in the fridge, but use argon gas to replace the oxygen in the bottle. I use a Bottle Thief system in conjunction with a Coravin device. Clearly excessive and OCD of me, but while it may be my imagination, I really do believe it improves the life of these lower alcohol bottles!
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
We have a few wine fridges that keep everything inside at a constant temperature of 12°C. Our rule of thumb is that if it's below 20%ABV then it goes in there once opened. Since Amer Picon is 21%ABV we leave it out on our bar...our bottle is probably approaching 12 months and appears to be holding up well. But maybe we are a bit more cavalier than others. At the end of the day, our humble advice is just to drink the stuff...that's what it's for. Cheers.
score: 1
Tuber Magnatum Premium Member
I don't think you are cavalier, but I rather suspect your bottles get finished more quickly than mine! I use 30%ABV as my cut off, but after reading your reply, I did a little more reading and was surprised to find that there isn't consensus on the 20-30% range. Further, I was baffled by the suggestion that in this range, if the base of the product was distilled it doesn't need refrigeration. Not sure I understand why distillation would make a difference if in did it does. Fortunately my wife has come to accept that the top shelf on our downstairs fridge has been permanently usurped for those 20-30% ABV bottles!
score: 3
Jono Eshleman
Lovely Manhattan riff. 1/6oz is a little fussy for me, 1/4oz was just fine. Will have again!
score: 3
Neita Woodring
We made with Cointreau - and skipped the water
Brooklyn is in the same family - but much smother than a Manhattan
This is in out top 10 whiskey cocktail
score: 2
Frederic D. Premium Member
I have to ask, Cointreau in addition to the existing specs, or instead of one of the ingredients? Probably delicious, probably veering into "different cocktail" territory.
score: 1

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