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The Brooklyn

A rye based cocktail with dry vermouth a bitter component and maraschino liqueur
Prep Time 3 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ounces rye whiskey
  • 1 ounce dry vermouth
  • 2 tsp luxardo (traditional recipes use ¼ ounce or 1.5 tsp)
  • ¼ tsp teaspoon aromatic bitters (traditional recipe calls for Amer Picon, a bittersweet French aperatif; not easy to find but worth searching out; ¼ ounce if you can find it)
  • 1 lemon twist

Method
 

  1. Combine all the liquids in a mixing glass with ice and stir till chilled. Strain into an old fashioned glass with one big rock or into a chilled coup. Garnish with lemon twist.