Don Corleone Recipe
Rye, Amaretto, Bravo Amaro, Fernet | An offer you can’t refuse
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Optional
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Chill glass
Place a rocks glass in the freezer or fill it with ice and water to chill while you build the cocktail.
- 2
Combine ingredients
In a mixing glass or shaker filled with plenty of ice, add 2 oz rye whiskey, 0.5 oz amaretto, 0.5 oz Bravo Amaro, 0.25 oz Fernet, and 1 dash Angostura bitters.
- 3
Stir
Stir the mixture briskly with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full turns) until well chilled and slightly diluted (target 18–22°F / 10–12°C drop from starting temp).
- 4
Prepare glass
Discard the chilling ice/water from the rocks glass if used and add 1–2 large fresh ice cubes or a single large cube.
- 5
Strain and finish
Double-strain (or fine-strain if you used crushed ice) the stirred cocktail into the prepared rocks glass over the large ice cube(s).
- 6
Garnish
Express the oils of an orange peel over the drink by holding the peel skin-side down about 3–4 inches above the glass and giving it a firm squeeze to release the oils, then rub the rim with the peel and drop it onto the surface as garnish. Optionally, add a Luxardo cherry on a pick.
- 7
Serve
Present immediately. Sip slowly to appreciate the rye backbone balanced by the nutty amaretto, herbal amaro, and the bitter menthol notes of the Fernet.