Step into the shadows this Halloween season with The Phantom’s Cloak! In Episode 92 of Thirsty Thursday Cocktails on Your Bourbon Journey, Rebecca crafts a brooding, dry, and deeply herbaceous stirred cocktail designed to bring dramatic aromatics and complex bittersweet layers to your glass.
Anchored by bold, 115-proof Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style bourbon, this cocktail features a rich amaro split blending the earthy artichoke bitterness of Cynar 70 with the citrus-and-cola herbal profile of Averna Amaro. Accented with Aztec Chocolate Bitters, layered over an absinthe rinse, and infused with trapped cherry wood smoke, this cocktail looks like a phantom and drinks with unbelievable elegance.
Grab your mixing glass, ignite the smoker, and let’s craft the ultimate mysterious fall cocktail!
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🥃 The Recipe: The Phantom’s Cloak
- Glassware: Rocks glass
- Ice: 2-inch clear cube
- Smoke: Cherry wood chips
- Ingredients:
- 1.75 oz Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon (115 Proof)
- 0.75 oz Cynar 70 Amaro
- 0.50 oz Averna Amaro
- 2 dashes Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters
- Absinthe Rinse (Neeley’s Loathing in KY)
- Garnish: Notched orange peel (charred edges)
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