Brooklyn recipes & riffs named after neighbourhoods

One of the Manhattan variations named after New York's five boroughs, there are numerous versions of the Brooklyn Cocktail (see history).

Brooklyn recipes

Brooklyn (Grohusko's original)
Despite the generous dose of Italian 'sweet' vermouth, rye whisky shines in this harmonious Manhattan-like dry cocktail.

Brooklyn cocktail
Perhaps my favourite of the many renditions of the Brooklyn cocktail due to being bone dry, yet made approachable by faint sweet maraschino notes and bittersweet Amer Picon herbal complexity.

Brooklyn (perfect)
A perfect Manhattan with bittersweet French amero rather than aromatic bitters and a balancing dash of sweet maraschino liqueur.

Brooklyn Godfather
Described by some as being a Brooklyn but more a bourbon whisky-based Godfather with vermouth.

Brooklyn (St George version)
Basically a 'perfect' bourbon-based Manhattan with a generous dash of maraschino liqueur. The lack of Amer Picon in this recipe, as well as the use of bourbon rather than rye whiskey, means it's not what's now generally recognised as being a Brooklyn.

Modern riffs named after Brooklyn neighbourhoods

Bay Ridge
Created in 2014 by Tom Macy at Clover Club in Brooklyn.

Bensonhurst
Created in 2006 by Chad Solomon and named after a neighbourhood close to his home in Brooklyn.

Bushwick
Created in 2009 by Phil Ward at Mayahuel New York City, USA

Brooklyn Heights
Created circa 2011 by Maxwell Britten at Jack the Horse Tavern in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, USA.

Carroll Gardens
Created in 2008-9 by Joaquín Simó at Death & Company in Manhattan in honour of his local Brooklyn neighbourhood.

Cobble Hill
Created in 2009 by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, New York City, who described his creation as "a summertime Manhattan."

Greenpoint
Created in 2006 by Michael McIlroy at Milk & Honey in Manhattan.

Red Hook
Created in 2003 by Vincenzo Errico at Milk & Honey, New York City, USA.

The Slope
Created in 2009 by Julie Reiner as the House Manhattan for the opening menu of her Clover Club bar, which sits a couple of neighbourhoods away from Park Slope in Brooklyn's Carrol Gardens.

Sunset Park
Created in 2009 by Michael Madrusan at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA.