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Downhill Daring

Contemporary classic · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

4.2 68 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vermouth amaro (Pun.)
1 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Americano bianco
1/4 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dash Aromatic bitters
2 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

21.2% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 193 calories

History

A robust, flavorful variation on the Sweet Manhattan.

This drink is named after a work by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). It is adapted from a 2019 recipe by Brian Nixon at the Truxton Inn in Washington D.C., USA.

Created by Brian Nixon