Master The Classics: Brooklyn (Two Ways)

The Brooklyn Cocktail was inspired by it’s two cousins the Manhattan and the Bronx, two cocktail already established and named after neighboring NYC Boroughs. It was first printed in Jacob A. Grohusko’s Jack’s Manual published in 1908.

Here’s His Recipe:
1 Dash Amer Picon Bitters
1 Dash Maraschino
50% Rye Whiskey
50% Ballor Vermouth
Fill Glass with Ice.
Stir and Strain. Serve

Jacob “Jack” Grohusko was head bartender at Baracca’s Restaurant in Wall Street, lower Manhattan. Although not from Brooklyn himself, the owner of Baracca’s was and it’s thought he made this cocktail to honor him. Either way this cocktail was on the map and a version of it which swapped the sweet vermouth for dry was included in Jaques Straub’s “Straub’s Manual of Mixed Drinks” published in 1914 and it’s this version which persists. It can also be found in Harry Craddock’s Savoy cocktail book published in 1930. I also found out that Jacob Grohusko is the great-grandfather of a good friend of mine Josh Marx who is a wonderful photographer and DP in Nashville,TN.

For modern bartenders this cocktail presents somewhat of a problem because it makes use of a bitter liqueur called Amer Picon which isn’t available in the US. Luckily thanks to my good friend John Solana who obtained me a bottle I’ve been able to recreate the original drink Which is fine for anyone watching in Europe who will be able to have Amer Picon readily available. For those of you in the US it’s lucky that many bartenders have attempted reconstructions of this drink using different Amari to try and replicate the flavor of the original. There are a lot of good ones but I decided to include the recipe from Death and Co. Which I like a lot. I will definitely do some bonus episodes where I include other well known reconstructions for you guys to recreate and consider.

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Original Specs:

2oz (60ml) Rye
.5oz (15ml) Amer Picon
.25oz (7.5ml) Maraschino
.25oz (7.5ml) Dry Vermouth

Death & Co. Specs:

2oz (60ml) Bonded Rye Whiskey
.75oz (22.5ml) Dry Vermouth
.25oz (7.5ml) Amaro CioCiaro
1 tsp Maraschino Liqueur

Видео Master The Classics: Brooklyn (Two Ways) канала The Educated Barfly