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Bonaparte's Manhattan
This subtly mandarin orange-influenced Sweet Manhattan is made drier and all the more complex, not by dashes of bitters, but by a slug of Italian amaro
16 hours ago
I call my variant “Orange is the New Black Manhattan”.
1⁄2 fl oz. Sweet red Vermouth (Cocchi Storico VdT)
1⁄3 fl oz. Mandarine Napoleon liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz. Amaro (Averna)
2 dash. Black Walnut bitters (Strongwater)
Stir ingredients over ice. Pour into a chilled Coupe. Garnish with a boozy cherry.
Delightful variant with a lot of interplay between the Mandarine liqueur and the dab of Averna. More than I expected. I added Black Walnut bitters because the OG still came off a bit sweet from the vermouth for my taste buds. The bitters puts it back in its place as a supporting actor. Using a spice bomb rye like the Barrel also helps to add interesting interactions from the ingredients with nothing singing solo as it should be.