Red Hook
ClassicRye, sweet vermouth, and maraschino, stirred down. The Manhattan's Brooklyn-named cousin.
Rich and spirit-forward, rye's spice against maraschino's cherry-almond sweetness, with sweet vermouth's dried-fruit depth rounding the whole thing into something darker than a standard Manhattan.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur
- None · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
The Story
Italian bartender Vincenzo Errico created the Red Hook in 2003 at Milk & Honey, describing it himself as a cross between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn — swapping the usual dry vermouth and maraschino combination in favor of a fuller-bodied sweet vermouth, traditionally the more assertive Punt e Mes. It named itself after the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood and became the first of what turned into a small family of Milk & Honey borough-named riffs, including the Greenpoint that followed it.
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