Ward 2
Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with lemon oil.
- Solid. Exposes the Braulio without it becoming overwhelming.
- I prefer this variation: 1 oz. Bulleit Rye 1 oz. Cocchi Americano 1 oz. Braulio
- Memphis — Rye, Aromatized wine, Virgin Islands Rum, Bitters, Orange peel
- Purple Manhattan — Rye, Amaro, Aromatized wine, Orange peel, Maraschino cherry
- Maurice — Rye, Aromatized wine, Amère Sauvage, Sweet vermouth
- Cocchi Cola — Whiskey, Aromatized wine, Amaro Nonino, Bitters
- Beauty Sleep — Bourbon, Aromatized wine, Amaro Nonino, Amaro Nardini
I lacked the courage to try this as a Negroni-format drink, so I used Manhattan-esque ratios: 2:1/2:1/2. Quite good. I might summon the fortitude to try it as written. I'm not a big mint fan, and too much Braulio comes across as Fernet-y to me. I bet this is great for Fernet lovers. Initial curator rating of 3 stars, subject to improvement with more trials.
Once I found the recipe for this, I adjusted from my original variation of 1 oz. Rye, 1 oz Cocchi Americano, 1 oz. Braulio, which Dan is referring to in his comment.
I tried it with both the 1:1:1 ratio and the 1:2:3 ratio using Rittenhouse rye, though after trying both I used up the last of my Cocchi Americano :( The 1:1:1 was a Braulio bomb and too heavy on sugar, while the 1:2:3 ratio felt a bit astringent, grippy from the rye. I suspect that while it would taste better with Bulleit rye (90 proof to Rittenhouse's 100 proof), it would be similarly astringent. There's a really strong drink in here somewhere: the three ingredients have great synergy. I'd love to see if Kobie Ali or any of the folks at Backbar ever rejiggered this, because there's a five-star drink that's possible here I think, with just these three ingredients and some lemon oil. With the two presented ratios, this drink is merely average. May revisit and update this comment if I get more Cocchi.