Booker's Notion

2 Maraschino cherry (brandied, muddled, see instructions)
1 1⁄2 oz Overproof bourbon, Booker's
3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
1⁄2 oz Bitters, Stirrings Blood Orange
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
4 sli Orange (mandarin, muddled)
Instructions

Chill a rocks glass and muddle the cherries in it. Muddle citrus in mixing glass, add liquids, shake. Strain, garnish with extra cherry.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Mark Buettler, The Bedford, Brooklyn, NY
Year
2009
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://meerkatproductsltd.typepad.com/embury/2009/10/friday-night-cock…

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  • Very good. Used Amer Biere in lieu of Stirring's Blood Orange Bitters. Bright fresh orange plus bitter complex orange. Tart. — ★★★★
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Comments

I'm not sure if something changed when the site was updated a few years ago or if the mentioned e-letter had some errors, but the current posted recipe has some unit errors and the wrong year compared to this 2009 origin link for the cocktail: https://meerkatproductsltd.typepad.com/embury/2009/10/friday-night-cock…. So if anyone has balked or not liked the result because of the "2 oz Maraschino cherry", note that it should be two cherries, not ounces. Also, the lemon is not muddled, it is 1/4 oz juice rather than 1/4 lemon.

I didn't have a high proof bourbon like Booker's, so I upped to 2 oz of Buffalo Trace to keep alcohol strength similar. It was good, dominated by blood orange peel essence, but the higher proof bourbon called for would have been better (less dilute.) It might be worth adding up to half a barspoon of the brandied cherry syrup to adjust sweetness and cherry vs. the lemon juice and bitters.

Fixed this - thanks for the link. Clarified instructions slightly. Thanks, Zachary