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Little Italy

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Photo of three glasses of a riff on the classic cocktail Little Italy.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton. Glassware by Riedel.

The iconic Manhattan—a stirred mix of whiskey, vermouth, and bitters— is easily one of the most riffed-upon cocktails. This variation from Audrey Saunders of Pegu Club in NYC starts with rye and vermouth, then adds Cynar amaro to appealing effect.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz. rye whiskey
¾ oz. sweet vermouth
½ oz. Cynar amaro
2 Luxardo maraschino cherries, skewered on a cocktail pick

Preparation

  1. In an ice-filled large measuring cup, combine 2 oz. rye whiskey, ¾ oz. sweet vermouth, and ½ oz. Cynar amaro. Stir well, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with 2 Luxardo maraschino cherries, skewered on a cocktail pick.

Illustrated Cocktails with a Twist cookbook cover showing a cocktail glass.
Excerpted from Cocktails with a Twist © 2019 by Kara Newman. Reprinted with permission of Chronicle Books. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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