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Black Manhattan
A classic Manhattan with amaro in place of sweet vermouth. Heavier in style and with distinctive bitter chocolate and light spice
Joseph Nelson
15th March at 22:44
I am desperately trying to find cocktails to use up a local Averna-esque Amaro and this turned out pretty good. I'm not rating it until I get back to it with a proper Averna, because the local blend has maple syrup and a super strong cinnamon taste. The rye finish is precisely right for a Manhattan though, so I suspect I'll like the proper cocktail once I can make it. I just need to finish this dang local stuff so I can clear it out of my cabinet...
9th August at 21:43
Okay, finally have some REAL Averna in the cabinet and remade this cocktail, adding a couple extra dashes of orange bitters. And I dig it!
It's a great riff on the classic Manhattan with heavy emphasis on the spice, which in the classic cocktail is corralled a bit by the vermouth, but it settles well. Using real Averna instead of the local nonsense I'd bought helped removed the heavy maple syrup taste. Great sipping cocktail.
It's a great riff on the classic Manhattan with heavy emphasis on the spice, which in the classic cocktail is corralled a bit by the vermouth, but it settles well. Using real Averna instead of the local nonsense I'd bought helped removed the heavy maple syrup taste. Great sipping cocktail.