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Brooklyn (Grohusko's original)

Despite the generous dose of Italian 'sweet' vermouth, rye whiskey shines in this harmonious Sweet Manhattan-like dry cocktail
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
9th March at 01:14
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.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
24th July 2025 at 16:23
Excellent cocktail, much drier than I thought. I would not use dry vermouth as in the temporary recipes.
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Dave D.’s Avatar Dave D.
2nd April 2025 at 15:29
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.
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
9th June 2025 at 06:08
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.
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Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
31st May 2025 at 22:19
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!
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Jono Eshleman’s Avatar Jono Eshleman
29th April 2023 at 21:17
Lovely Manhattan riff. 1/6oz is a little fussy for me, 1/4oz was just fine. Will have again!
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Neita Woodring’s Avatar Neita Woodring
10th October 2021 at 03:01
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
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
9th March at 00:45
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.
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