Name: Maida Vale
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 7.5 ml Grand Marnier; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

1/2 fl oz

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

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Bianco Vermouth

1/4 fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Maida Vale contains 246 calories

Alcohol content:

2.4 standard drinks
29.64% alc./vol. (59.27° proof)
33.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 15w

The 75ml of bourbon definitely show there, it masks the complexity for me. Otherwise a good recipe. Not sure I would ask for second helpings though.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 36w

Pretty brash and bold with what I had: Wild Turkey 101, Willett 4-year rye 112.4 proof, Cocchi di Torino, Luxardo Bitter Bianco (what I'm testing), Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. I get the Manhattan reference, but there's too much fruity white grape and orange to warrant a direct comparison. Pretty strident booze and bitterness. Really quite striking with these brands. (20 Dec 2025, 2:19a)

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 52w

I unfortunately didn't have any rye on hand so just used 2.5oz of Bourbon. I will need to revisit this one as while I enjoyed it, I think maybe the rye is needed to better balance the overall drink. Having said that, very enjoyable, in part because I took a cue from the attached image to garnish with 3 cherries!

Dr Drink 1y

Not bad. I need to try it with some more top shelf ingredients (using middle shelf and some long-in-the-tooth bianco), but I almost winder if it would benefit from a splash of grenadine or chambord.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

This is a really nice Manhattan-style cocktail. I've been kind of bored by the "Manhattan" style, for the most part, but this might be my favorite so far. It does a good job of being whiskey-forward without being too boozy, and complex enough to be interesting. There's a nice hint of orange from the GM.

Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member 2y

Came across this cocktail by doing a random search through the pages of the book (flipping some pages randomly) don't know how I never came across this before, this is a new favourite of ours. A riff on the Dubliner.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Well balanced and the burst of flavours are unbelievable. The rye adds some peppery tastes and the vermouths different herbal notes. The Grand Marnier add a wonderful hint of orange. Would be perfect as an aperitif or after-dinner.