It's fall.
It's dark at 6 p.m.
It's below 65 degrees.
It's election week.
You need a drink.
It's dark at 6 p.m.
It's below 65 degrees.
It's election week.
You need a drink.
Traditionally, this is Manhattan season. Far be it for me to disagree with tradition. A well-made Manhattan is a good drink any time of year, and even better at the onset of fall.
But what if you've had a lot of Manhattans? What if, somehow, you just don't want a Manhattan?
But what if you've had a lot of Manhattans? What if, somehow, you just don't want a Manhattan?
You could always drink a Black Manhattan, which subs herbal, bitter Averna for the sweet vermouth. Or a Boulevardier, which is sort of a cross between a Manhattan and a Negroni. Or a Left Hand, a chocolatey, rich, desert version of a Boulevardier.
All good ideas.
All good ideas.
But let me suggest that what you really want - if you have the ingredients - is a little-known Negroni/Manhattan riff called the Nassau Street.
imbibemagazine.com/recipe/nassau-…
imbibemagazine.com/recipe/nassau-…
Equal parts (1 oz) Laird's Straight Apple Brandy, Punt E Mes, & Cynar, plus Peychaud's bitters, it's an apple-forward Boulevardier variation, served up like a Manhattan. Drink it outside, on an unswept patio covered in autumn leaves. It tastes like fall.
If you have too many bottles, by which I mean the right amount of bottles, let me suggest a couple similar drinks:
The Departed, a fantastic mezcal/rum/Campari/Averna drink:
imbibemagazine.com/recipe/rum-coc…
A Light in the Attic, a sherry-rum Negroni:
The Departed, a fantastic mezcal/rum/Campari/Averna drink:
imbibemagazine.com/recipe/rum-coc…
A Light in the Attic, a sherry-rum Negroni:
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