Brooklyn-borough variation series, ~2009.
| 2 oz · 60 ml | RYE WHISKEY | 45 % |
| 1 oz · 30 ml | SWEET VERMOUTH | 16 % |
| ¼ oz · 8 ml | MARASCHINO LIQUEUR | 32 % |
| ¼ oz · 8 ml | CAMPARI | 24 % |
| 1 dash | AMER PICON | 21 % |
1 oz taken as 30 ml in the metric column.
1 oz taken as 30 ml in the metric column.
| Pre-batch | 3.53 oz mixed with ice, 1.21 oz of it pure alcohol |
|---|---|
| Melt | Stirred: +15 % of the pre-batch, +0.53 oz of water |
| Served | 3.53 + 0.53 = 4.06 oz in the glass |
| Strength | 1.21 ÷ 4.06 = 29.7 % ABV as served |
| Ethanol | 1.21 oz × 29.57 ml × 0.789 g/ml = 28 g · about 197 kcal from the alcohol alone |
FROM RYE · from oak barrel aging
Bourbon's fingerprint, extracted from the charred American oak the law requires for aging. Same molecule as the vanilla bean's signature, so a well-aged bourbon legitimately tastes like vanilla. Chemistry, not metaphor. Cognac, aged rum, tequila reposado all extract vanillin from oak too. Different barrels, same molecule.
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FROM CAMPARI + AMER PICON
The bitter from gentian root, used across Campari, Aperol, sweet vermouth, Angostura, and most amari. Bitter compounds activate TAS2R taste receptors that evolved to detect plant alkaloids. The same machinery that makes broccoli taste bad to children also makes a Negroni taste like an adult ordered it.
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Rye, sweet vermouth, maraschino, Campari and Picon. It is the most complex of the Brooklyn-borough rye variations, with four modifiers layered over the rye base. Gentiopicroside from Campari and Picon stacks above the maraschino's benzaldehyde.
Phil Ward's contribution to the Brooklyn-borough Manhattan riffs that originated at Milk & Honey. Named for the northern Brooklyn neighborhood. This version layers Campari over the Amer Picon (Ward's original uses Picon alone) for a markedly more bitter profile than the parent Brooklyn.
