Cherry Bomb

2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Add ice to shaker, add ingredients. Stir and strain in a cocktail glass.

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2018
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  • Used Averna instead of Nonino and 1/4 oz Nocino instead of the bitters. Try Nonino next time and work on the Nocino amount (start lower and work up)
  • Made w/ old fashion bitters. Surprisingly light on the cherry taste for a drink w/ this name. Christmas spice from the Montenegro is more salient (the subbed bitters didn't help). Garnished w/ Maraschino cherry. Seemed right.
  • Good. A bit too sweet for my taste. Might be interesting to try with a less sweet amaro
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Comments

Used High West Campfire as the base whiskey to bring in a little smoke.  Reduced Montenegro by 1/4 oz and added a Luxardo Maraschino cherry for garnish.  Excellent!

I like this as an equal parts all 1oz/30cl.
Then 2 dashes of firewater bitters and 2 dashes cherry cacao bitters.