Description
WOOD SPECIES: BLACK CHERRY (Prunus serotina)
MASH BILL: 100% RYE
TASTING NOTES: PLUM, DARK CHOCOLATE, DRIED FRUIT, PIPE TOBACCO, BROWN SUGAR
New York has a long and rich distilled spirits history.
It was home to the first still in North America in 1640 erected by the Dutch to make genever, a cousin to gin, using local herbs and botanicals. Leading up to and during Prohibition, whiskey made from rye grain well adapted to the climate and soil helped popularize cocktails with rye whiskey like the Manhattan and Old Fashioned. Today, New York is on the forefront of reviving a cuisine and spirits culture based on its strong network of family farms and craftspeople like Thor Oeschner who grows organic grains for bakers and distillers in Western New York.
THE AMBLER
3 dashes Angostura bitters
0.5 oz Carpano Antica Formula
0.5 oz Amaro Nonino
1.5 oz Split NY Black Cherry
Chill a cocktail glass. Pour ingredients into a mixing glass full of ice and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.