Description
This holiday twist on a classic Manhattan blends rye whiskey, sherry, Averna, and a homemade spiced cranberry shrub. Finished with orange bitters and garnished with a cinnamon stick and cranberry, it’s rich, warming, and perfect for festive evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ oz Rye Whiskey
- 1/2 oz Cream Sherry
- 1/2 oz Averna
- 2 dashes of orange bitters
- 1/2 oz spiced cranberry shrub
Instructions
For the shrub:
- Using a vegetable peeler, zest a large orange into large strips. Combine this zest with sugar, and muddle together to express the oils from the orange into the sugar.
- Cover, and let sit on the counter for at least an hour. After an hour, remove zests from the sugar and discard them, leaving behind only the sugar.
- Juice one large orange and set the juice aside. Add 2 cups of cranberries and 1 cup of apple cider vinegar to a blender, then puree.
- Add this puree, juice from the orange, oily sugar, 1 torched cinnamon stick, 1 whole nutmeg, cracked, 1/2 tsp allspice berries, and 1/2 tsp cloves to a nonreactive container.
- Mix to combine and cover. Allow to steep for two days, then strain when ready to use.
For the cocktail:
- Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass and add ice. Stir until combined and slightly diluted (mixing glass will become chilled).
- Depending on preference, strain into a coupe or a rocks glass with ice.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick and cranberry.