Recipe: Margerum Manhattan
- 1/4 oz. dry vermouth
- 1/2 oz. Margerum Amaro
- 1 oz. whiskey
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- lemon twist for garnish
Add liquid ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake well. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
When we drive up to Santa Barbara, we like to visit the Margerum Wine tasting room in the Funk Zone. Our favorite thing to get there is Margerum Amaro: a fortified wine (23% alcohol) made with herbs and natural bitter ingredients, as well as caramelized sugar. The bottle comes with a recipe for this riff on the Manhattan cocktail.
The recommended recipe calls for rye whiskey, but we used Irish whiskey in honor of St. Patrick’s Day today 🍀
A Manhattan made with amaro instead of vermouth is known as a Black Manhattan. This recipe goes a little further afield by adding a bit of lemon juice. The result isn’t like a typical Manhattan, but it’s an intriguing combination of tart, sweet, and bitter flavors.
Mixed in LA 