Black Manhattan Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Optional — for a slightly sweeter variant
Method
Cocktail
Chill glass
Place a coupe or chilled rocks glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill with ice water to chill while you prepare the drink.
Measure and combine
In a mixing glass or shaker filled about halfway with ice, add 2 oz rye whiskey (or bourbon), 1 oz Averna (or preferred amaro), 2 dashes Angostura bitters and 1 dash orange bitters. If you prefer a slightly sweeter drink, add 0.25 tsp simple syrup.
Prepare garnish
Discard ice or water from the chilled serving glass. Express the oils from an orange peel over the glass by holding the peel with the outer (orange) side down, give it a firm twist across the rim so oils spray into the drink, then rub the peel around the rim and drop it in. Skewer a maraschino cherry if desired.
Strain and serve
Double-strain (or use a Hawthorne/ julep strainer) the chilled cocktail into the chilled coupe or rocks glass over no ice (serve up) or over one large ice cube if preferred. Garnish with the orange peel and the maraschino cherry. Serve immediately.