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Honeyed tequila and aromatic maraschino with complex herbal vinous notes
Mookie
2nd August at 18:44
For a while I've held to a self-imposed rule of never using more than 1/4oz maraschino, but I finally decided to make an exception for this recipe and holy cow. It really works!
25th July at 11:14
I said before I wanted to try this with anejo tequila and it certainly is better. My favourite nightcap.
9th June at 20:58
This is probably my favorite drink with maraschino, doesn't overpower everything else like I find it does in most drinks. Amazing how much the coffee aroma changes how the drink tastes.
18th February at 04:18
Great drink. Did not use any cane syrup and it was still plenty sweet. Used Cocchi Amaro Vermouth.
14th February at 19:13
Excellent flavours. To me the different ingredients are well balanced but I’d like to try again without the sugar syrup. It was quite sweet. I did make it for dessert so it fit the moment. I did very much like the coffee beans in this drink!
15th March at 17:14
Without the sugar syrup it is exactly to my taste. I used chocolate bitters because I don’t have the whiskey barrel-aged bitters. Upgraded it to 5 stars. Delicious.
22nd January at 11:20
Perhaps a little dominated by vermouth, but an excellent nightcap. I was surprised that the coffee beans did add a real background aroma and taste. I want try it with anejo to see if that balances the vermouth better.
12th November 2024 at 22:11
Nothing to say about the drink, so you can delete this comment later, but you need to re-order your directions so that number two is last
I have noted this on some other drinks as well
I have noted this on some other drinks as well
13th November 2024 at 06:34
It is good practice to prepare your garnish ahead of making the cocktail so the cocktail is served as freshly made as possible. Hence, I've always put the garnish before the method. However, we're in the process of changing from garnish, followed by one-line methods to steps. While I work my way through 6,000 cocktails, as a first stage, we've added "prepare" in front of the existing garnish instruction. As you say, adding a garnish instruction as the last step will follow.
12th November 2024 at 03:44
Outstanding, tequila-forward cocktail. Reposado tequila is definitely better here, and the maraschino and Carpano Antica add significant depth to the flavor (as do the bitters, I suspect). Quite sweet, but I didn't think it was too much. This may diplace the Oaxaca Old-Fashioned as my favorite tequila cocktail.
24th August 2024 at 21:52
Delicious and interesting. As written except didn’t have the bitters so substituted Angostura plus a few drops of Old Overholt Rye.
24th August 2024 at 22:02
The coffee beans add a strong olfactory element as you sip it
12th May 2024 at 15:24
This was delicious. I used herradura anejo and subbed in honey syrup. Wow.
4th December 2023 at 07:44
1. Cazadores blanco
2. Dolin
3. Luxardo
4. honey syrup
5. angosturra.
finding it kinda flat and cloying. honey could definitely be a "muddling" factor. Only getting agave and pepper from the blanco tequila. bitters arent helping much either. should try again with more accurate ingredients i think
2. Dolin
3. Luxardo
4. honey syrup
5. angosturra.
finding it kinda flat and cloying. honey could definitely be a "muddling" factor. Only getting agave and pepper from the blanco tequila. bitters arent helping much either. should try again with more accurate ingredients i think
12th November 2023 at 23:06
Just wow!
30th July 2023 at 17:52
Used Glaswegin Gin matured in tequila barrels - added an extra complexity of flavour
2nd July 2023 at 21:30
Maybe my particular maraschino (Croatian) was rather sweet but I find this a bit too sugary. I’d try it again but without the sugar syrup
12th June 2023 at 01:58
What “discarded” means in this context?
12th June 2023 at 17:29
It means to express the oils from the twists over the surface of the cocktail and then discard them rather than using the twists as a garnish. I've amended above to hopefully make a little clearer.
15th January 2023 at 22:28
This one gives me almost child-like delightful reminiscences of my favourite candies. DO NOT however, serve to youngsters.
13th November 2022 at 19:18
Made this substituting Punt e Mes (also from Carpano) and black walnut bitters. The bitters bring a distinctive hint of chocolate. And +1 for the coffee bean aroma developing - worth taking things slowly just to enjoy that!
20th September 2022 at 22:42
One of the few sweets that suits me. With a rather soft and sweet reposado 1800, the cocktail is dominated by the vermouth with which the 1800 blends perfectly with a finish where the 1800 shows a welcome touch. The Fee brother bitter gives the whole a richness and the maraschino a welcome touch without which this cocktail would be monotonous.
7th August 2022 at 14:03
This cocktail is really special. I drank it very slowly and it evolved like a good wine although it has no ice cube inside. It contains single strong flavors wich blend perfectly to create something new. Also the coffee beans evolved a light scent during the time. Wow!!
6th August 2022 at 19:31
Lustau instead of Carpano is sweeter, so I made the cocktail without sugar syrup. Thank you for the idea with mole bitters.
26th April 2022 at 00:28
Great cocktail and perfect before dinner. Did not have the bitters, so we used one of our personal favourite substitutions - 2 sprays of absinthe. The flavours added by the absinthe was wonderful.
12th November 2021 at 18:52
Very nice Manhattan variation, like a Red Hook with tequila. However, I find it too sweet with the sugar syrup and more balanced without. Could be my vermouth (Martini rubino), but I don't think that's really overly sweet.
21st August 2021 at 06:02
My good friend David recommended this delicious cocktail, which is truly a great tequila cocktail. I used mole bitters which works amazing with the coffee bean and citrus garnish. Sweet and boozy. Makes a delicious after dinner drink.
21st August 2021 at 06:02
Outstanding!
Made a couple of great substitutions: mole bitters instead of the obscure whiskey ones and agave syrup instead of sugar syrup.
Wonderful tequila base enhanced by the complexity and vanilla of Carpano Antica and subtle maraschino. The mole bitters and agave are a terrific Mexican twist to play off of the tequila.
Made a couple of great substitutions: mole bitters instead of the obscure whiskey ones and agave syrup instead of sugar syrup.
Wonderful tequila base enhanced by the complexity and vanilla of Carpano Antica and subtle maraschino. The mole bitters and agave are a terrific Mexican twist to play off of the tequila.
25th June 2021 at 08:41
Thank you for featuring this on your Insta - just had to try and its delicious!
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25th June 2021 at 10:04
Glad you enjoyed it Holly!
29th May 2021 at 19:58
I always use Antica Formula for my Manhattans. This is however so much more than a Manhattan variation with Tequila replacing whiskey, it is an excellent drink with dignity of its own. Five stars!
13th May 2021 at 01:35
A delicious, complex, layered drink. Decided it was a winner in a New York minute!
9th April 2021 at 00:39
Used 1757 Vermouth Di Torino and Angostura bitters and this was a beautiful drink. Initial taste was Honey/Cherry sweetness followed by a nice herbal and slight bitterness
Anonymous
19th March 2021 at 02:16
Interesting that an Aussie created the New York Minute 10,000 miles away down in Melbourne. 5 stars.
6th March 2021 at 04:05
Like a Tequila-based Manhattan.. delicious!