modern-classics · bittersweet

Todd Smith · Bourbon & Branch, San Francisco

A Manhattan with amaro standing in for the vermouth — rye and Averna stirred dark and bittersweet, bitters on both ends. The name earns itself in the glass.

1. 2 ozRye whiskey
2. 1 ozAverna
3. 1 dashAngostura bitters
4. 1 dashOrange bitters

Served up

Stir with ice until well chilled and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish: Brandied cherry.