The Charlie Recipe

Time8m

Serves1

Make The Charlie Recipe in just 8m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.

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Ingredients

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1
Chill the glass
Place a coupe or Nick & Nora glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to chill.
2
Combine ingredients
In a mixing glass add the blended Scotch (2 oz), Averna (1/2 oz), dry vermouth (1/2 oz), maraschino liqueur (1/4 oz), orange bitters (2 dashes) and simple syrup (1/4 oz).
3
Add ice and stir
Fill the mixing glass with large ice cubes (about 1 cup). Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 rotations) until the mixture is well chilled, slightly diluted, and the mixing glass becomes cold to the touch.
4
Strain
Discard ice water from the chilled serving glass if you used it. Double-strain (or single fine-strain) the cocktail into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer to remove any small ice chips or fruit bits.

5
Express and rim
Take a large fresh orange twist. Hold it skin-side down over the surface of the cocktail and give it a firm squeeze to express the oils across the drink. Run the expressed twist lightly around the glass rim for a fragrant edge.
6
Finish
Drop the orange twist into the glass or rest it on the rim, then add one Luxardo or brandied cherry on a pick and place it into the drink. Serve immediately.