Inspired by the cold, dark, isolated season, this cocktail uses an inimitable rye whisky, apple brandy, winter-spiced amaro and fig preserves to create a rich and complex cocktail.
Recipe: Reece Sims Photo: Reece Sims
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If you’re a Vieux Carre, Manhattan, or a Red Hook enthusiast, this will be a new cocktail you’ll need to add to your repertoire.
The Darkroom
Recipe by Reece Sims (Vancouver, BC)Difficulty: EasyFlavor Camps: Boozy, Bitter
Ingredients
1.25 oz Lot №40 Dark Oak
0.75 oz Pere Magloire VS Calvados
0.50 oz Luxardo Amaro Abano
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 bar spoon Fig Preserve
Directions
- Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake (yes, that’s right) until diluted and chilled.
- Double strain (to remove pectins from the preserves) into a coupe glass and garnish with expressed orange oils.
Notes
- This recipe was original posted on Whiskey Muse