Recipe courtesy of Bodega on Main
1oz Shelter Point Smoke Whisky
1oz Disaronno Amaretto
0.5oz Licor 43
1oz lemon juice
1oz egg white
Peychaud’s Bitters
Madrid Sour
Grilled Pineapple Sour
The Grilled Pineapple Sour takes you to the tropics with its combination of the smoky sweetness of grilled pineapple, the complexity of tequila and the tartness of fresh citrus juice.
1oz Herradura Ultra
1oz fresh lime juice
1oz fresh lemon juice
1oz grilled Pineapple Syrup
2 dashes Aromatic bitters
1 egg white (or vegan foamer)
Toronto
The Toronto first appeared in print in 1922, replacing the Manhattan’s vermouth with the darker, more intensely herbaceous Fernet-Branca.
2 oz rye whisky (Canadian, of course)
0.25 oz Fernet-Branca
0.25 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: orange twist
Brooklyn
The Brooklyn is a drier Manhattan: whisky, dry (French) vermouth, maraschino liqueur, Angostura bitters.
2 oz rye whisky
1 oz dry vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied or maraschino cherry, preferably Luxardo
Manhattan
Like its namesake city, the Manhattan is elegant but uncompromising and invulnerable to fashion’s changing whims.
2 oz rye whisky (or, if you must, bourbon)
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied cherry or lemon twist
Rob Roy Visits Toronto
Recipe by Jenn Abergel of Toronto’s Quench Bar.
1 oz Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve
1 oz Fernet-Branca
1 oz Dolin sweet vermouth
0.5 oz Amaro Cinpatrazzo
Garnish: Luxardo cherry
Meat Hook
This is Kate Chernoff’s preferred recipe for the Meat Hook, a classic whisky cocktail named for a famed New York neighbourhood.
1.5 oz Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
0.75 oz sweet vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
1 bar spoon (5 mL) Port Charlotte single malt
Garnish: expressed orange oils and a quality cherry
Penicillin
L’Abattoir‘s Jenna Gillespie adds a sweet touch to her version of the modern-classic Penicillin, created in the mid-2000s by bartender Sam Ross at New York City’s famous Milk & Honey bar.
• 2 oz blended scotch of your choice
• 0.75 oz Honey, Tonka Bean & Ginger Syrup (recipe follows)
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
• Float: 0.25 oz Royal Lochnagar 16
• Garnish: lemon twist (optional)
Shanghattan Cocktail
Created by Michael Ranger, senior bartender at Hong Shing Restaurant.
• 1 oz Luzhou Laojiao Baijiu
• 1 oz D.O.M. Bénédictine
• 1.5 oz Seedlip Grove 42
• 3 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters
• Garnish: orange peel
Barrel-Aged General Waverly
Ingredients:
15 oz Reifel Rye
6.75 oz Punt E Mes
2.5 oz Galliano liqueur
2.5 oz Krupnik Spiced Honey Liqueur (or any honey liqueur)
10 dashes orange bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: Honey, freshly ground black peppercorn