MidwatchClive
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.
1. The half & half is optional. It adds a richness if desired.
In memory of a Naval Academy graduate and so many midwatches.
- Everybody Loves Hugo — Rye, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Crème de Cacao, Sweet vermouth, Cherry, Cherry syrup
- Conquistador (Jaime Salas) — Reposado Tequila, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Crème de Cacao, Manzanilla sherry, Orange bitters, Orange peel
- Bittersweet Serenade — Sherry, Calvados, Walnut Liqueur, Bitters
- The Mysterious Affair — Cognac VSOP, Palo Cortado Sherry, Crème de Banane, White Crème de Cacao, Cassis, Crème de Menthe
- Milanese Manhattan — Bourbon, Amaretto, Dry vermouth, Bitters, Cherry
Interesting and flavorful. While the ingredients in some cocktails blend together, some contrast, and some others are disjointed, this one is like a slideshow presentation for the palate. The flavors of the components come through in rapid serial fashion: apple brandy at the sip followed by some mildly herbal sweetness from the Benedictine, then the dry wine and wormwood of the Noilly Prat, followed by the characteristic grapefruit peel type bitterness of the Campari that carries through the finish.