Brooklyn
Manhattan's bitter cousin
The Manhattan's borough cousin and parent of the Red Hook / Greenpoint / Little Italy family — rye and dry vermouth with maraschino's cherry-almond lift and a bitter-orange backbone from Amer Picon. Amer Picon is hard to source in the US; Bigallet China-China or Amaro Ramazzotti substitute well. Dry, complex, and long overlooked.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
- 1/4 oz Amer Picon
Method
Stir rye, dry vermouth, maraschino, and Amer Picon with ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Documented in Jacob A. Grohusko's 1908 Jack's Manual as a riff on the Manhattan and Bronx, though sourcing attribution is uncertain (Grohusko may have documented rather than invented the drink). Variants exist with different origin claims (e.g., Maurice Hegeman/1910). Straub (1913–1914), Harry Cradock (1930), and Patrick Gavin Duffy (1934) evolved the recipe toward dry vermouth. Per Difford's Guide #2785.
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