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Hunter

Hall of Fame and must know/try · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

4.0 216 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Bourbon whiskey
2/3 oz Cherry brandy
1/12 oz Maraschino liqueur
2 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 garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

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 cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Flavour profile

30.5% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 200 calories

History

A spirit-forward, bourbon-laced, late-night sipper with rich cherry; better served over ice than straight-up.

The Hunter cocktail is first documented in Jack A. Grohusko's 1908 publication, Jack's Manual: Recipes for Fancy Mixed Drinks and When and How to Serve. The initial preparation called for three parts rye whiskey to be stirred with ice and one part cherry brandy. Later, the famous Japanese bartender Hidetsugu Ueno San revived and reinterpreted the Hunter cocktail at his establishment, High Five, located in Ginza, Tokyo. HUNTER COCKTAIL. 75% rye whiskey 25% cherry brandy. Fill glass with ice, stir, strain and serve.