The last “drinking” post started out, “fooled you, not all posts in this category will be related to alcohol”.
To set the record straight and make it perfectly clear, not all posts here will pertain to alcohol, but most of them will 😊
Sidebar: as we continue our journey here on this blog together, it will become apparent that eating and drinking are the connective tissues connecting people. That part of the foundation of life is what and how you eat and drink.
Most of my conscious time is spent in Manhattan and has been for the past thirty plus years. And as great as Manhattan is, the only time you will find the words perfect and Manhattan in the same sentence involves alcohol.
Sidebar: This is one of five cocktails named for a NY City borough and got its name because it was “invented” here at the Manhattan somewhere between the mid 1860’s and mid 1870’s.
Q? Can you name the other four drinks named after NY City Boroughs?
A: At the end of the post.
And that alcohol is not bourbon whiskey which is associated with the drink named after Manhattan. Rye is the foundation of this perfect Manhattan, and Pikesville Rye specifically. You can try other Ryes, but feel free to use the last several years of my experimenting and if you don’t want to repeat the disappointments I experienced – use Pikesville Rye.
Here are your ingredients:
Pikesville Rye
Antica Vermouth
Luxardo Cherries
Angostura Bitters
Ice
Instructions:
Put your drink glass in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to chill it, then
Combine the following in a glass
2 ounces Pikesville Rye
1 ounce Antica Vermouth
3-5 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 teaspoon Luxardo Cherry juice (from the bottle of cherries)
Stir well
Add Ice and stir again for 30-45 seconds
Remove your glass from the freezer and using a strainer pour your drink into it so that no ice gets in.
Add three Luxardo cherries to it, and enjoy.
Why 3 cherries?
One you eat at the beginning of the drink, one for when you are halfway, and there is no better way to finish than with a cherry at the end.
A: What are the other four names of cocktails named after NY City Boroughs?
The four other boroughs of course.
The Bronx (gin, vermouth, and orange juice)
Brooklyn (rye, dry vermouth, maraschino liquer, and Amer Picon)
Queens, (gin, vermouth, and bitters)
Staten Island [Ferry] (Malibu rum and pineapple juice)
Antica Vermouth
Link: https://www.anticaformula.us/vermouth
Pikeville Rye
Link: https://heavenhilldistillery.com/pikesville-straight-rye.php
Luxardo Cherries:
Link: https://www.luxardo.it/liqueurs-and-distillates/original-maraschino-cherries/
Angostura Bitters
Link: https://angosturabitters.com/
