Updated: January 5, 2022 by Michael Kahn. Published: October 30, 2020.
The Midnight Manhattan cocktail takes the OG and brings an essence of cherry and astringency to those seeking a more complex and layered whiskey-forward variation. Travis Fourmont, famed bartender from the Roast restaurant in Detroit, created this for Woodford Reserve and subsequently won the 2013 Master of the Manhattan.
I tried a variation of this cocktail with Rye instead of bourbon, which I also really enjoyed and felt was a fair substitute if you are into the spiciness of a rye.
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Midnight Manhattan Cocktail
Equipment
- Paring knife
- Lighter
- Cocktail skewer
Ingredients
- 2 oz Woodford Reserve Makers 46 alternative
- ½ oz Italian Amaro
- ¼ oz Bitter Orange Liqueur Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao or Cointreau
- ¼ oz Heering Cherry Liqueur Maraschino liqueur alternative
- 4 dashes Orange Bitters
- 1 Orange peel For garnish
- 1 Cherry Luxardo or aged cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Combine bourbon, amaro, and liqueurs into a mixing glass with ice and stir.
- Strain into a coupe glass.
- Flambe orange peel and skewer with cherry.
- Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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