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Call me Ish

Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.1 19 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 oz Spanish brandy
1 oz Amaro (e.g. Meletti)
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

30.2% alc./vol. · 1.9 standard drinks · 219 calories

History

Equal parts American whiskey, Spanish brandy, and Italian amari create a complex, spirit-forward, bittersweet Manhattan-like cocktail.

This drink was adapted from a recipe by Drew Nemetz and Billy Nichols at Simon & The Whale, Freehand Hotel, New York City, USA. The name "The Whale" refers to the location where the drink originated and is further inspired by the famous opening line of Herman Melville's 1851 novel, Moby-Dick: "Call me Ishmael."

Created by Drew Nemetz