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Chicago Mistake

After dinner/digestif · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

3.9 31 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Ginger liqueur
1 oz Vermouth amaro (Pun.)
5 dash Aromatic bitters
5 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare orange zest twist and garnish of skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered orange slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Flavour profile

17.7% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 231 calories

History

Intensely flavoured with sweet notes balanced by dashes of bitters.

Josh Morton, owner/founder of Barrow's Intense Ginger Liqueur, introduced the cocktail in January 2023, remarking, "It's a great low ABV cocktail that came out of me asking a bartender 7-8 yrs ago for an Intense Manhattan - expecting them to substitute out all or part of the vermouth with Barrow's Intense - instead, they replaced the Whiskey. I didn't think it would work but it's amazing - the Punt e Mes make it. It's also how it got its name."

Created by Josh Morton