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Double Agent: A Manhattan Riff

RECIPE: Adapted by Jacob McDonald, The Bicycle Thief, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Photo: John Valls

November 02, 2020

A bittersweet take on the classic.

A Manhattan by way of Halifax, this tweak of Audrey Saunders’ modern classic Little Italy cocktail swaps Canadian rye for the Little Italy’s American rye whiskey, against the richness of Italian vermouth and bittersweet Cynar.

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 oz. Canadian rye whisky (McDonald uses Lot 40)
1 oz. sweet vermouth (McDonald uses Cocchi Vermouth di Torino)
1⁄2 oz. Cynar

Tools:barspoon, strainer
Glass:cocktail
Garnish:amarena cherry

Preparation

Stir all of the ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled glass, then garnish.

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