East Of Manhattan Recipe
Bourbon, amaro, aromatic & orange bitters
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Build and stir
Fill a mixing glass with plenty of ice. Add 2 oz bourbon, 0.75 oz amaro, 0.5 oz sweet vermouth, and (if using) 0.25 oz simple syrup. Add 2 dashes aromatic bitters and 2 dashes orange bitters.
- 2
Stir to chill and dilute
Stir the mixture briskly for about 20–30 seconds (roughly 20–30 full strokes) until well chilled and slightly diluted. The goal is a silky, well-integrated texture and a chilled temperature around 10–12°C (50–54°F).
- 3
Strain and serve
Strain the cocktail through a julep strainer or Hawthorne into an old-fashioned glass over a single large ice cube (or a few large cubes).
- 4
Garnish
Express an orange peel over the drink by holding it skin-side down over the glass and giving it a firm twist to release the oils, then rub the rim with the peel and drop it into the drink as garnish.
- 5
Optional adjustments: If you prefer a drier, more spirit-forward profile, omit the simple syrup or reduce sweet vermouth to 0.25 oz. For a slightly more bitter, herbal character, choose a more assertive amaro like Montenegro; for milder, choose Averna.
