Recipe Chart for the Aromatics
An 'Aromatic' cocktail is a stirred drink. It includes spirit and some or all of: vermouth, sweetener and bitters. Simple (sugar) syrup, liqueurs, or the vermouth itself are used as the sweetener. Cocktail bitters or a bitter liqueur are used for aroma and flavor.
Here's a chart of the ingredients in our Aromatic recipes. They fall into three groups each based on a classic cocktail: Old Fashioned, Manhattan/Martini and Negroni.
The cocktails on our Top Shelf are marked. All the recipes are good but these we return to time and again.
| Cocktail | Spirit | Syrup | Liqueur | Bitters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fashioned | |||||
| Old Fashioned | bourbon | simple | Angostura | ||
| Talent Scout | bourbon | curaçao | Angostura | ||
| American Trilogy | rye apple-brandy | Demerara | orange | ||
| Corn 'n' Oil | rum | falernum | Angostura | ||
| Rum Old Fashioned | rum | Demerara | allspice dram | orange Angostura | |
| Oaxaca Old Fashioned | tequila mezcal | agave | Angostura | ||
The Martini
- 2 oz London Dry Gin
- 1 oz dry vermouth (Dolin Dry)
- 3 dashes orange bitters
The Martini, revered by many as the King of Cocktails, for me is a king with no clothes. No matter how hard I try, it just tastes like a glass of cold gin. Above is The Educated Barfly's favorite Martini recipe.
| Cocktail | Spirit | Vermouth | Liqueur | Amaro | Bitters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan/Martini | |||||
| Manhattan | rye | sweet | Angostura | ||
| Preakness | bourbon | sweet | Bénédictine | Angostura | |
| De La Louisiane | rye | sweet | Bénédictine absinthe | Peychaud's | |
| Creole Cocktail | rye | sweet | Bénédictine | Amer Picon | |
| Red Hook | rye | Punt e Mes | maraschino | ||
| Williamsburg | bourbon | dry, Punt e Mes | Chartreuse | ||
| Moto Guzzi | cask-strength bourbon | Punt e Mes | |||
| Fallback | rye apple-brandy | sweet | Amaro Nonino | Peychaud's | |
| Black Manhattan | rye | Ramazzotti | orange Angostura | ||
| Yesterday, Today… | rye | Bénédictine | Cynar Averna | ||
| Martini | gin | dry | orange | ||
| Merry Widow | gin | dry | Bénédictine absinthe | Peychaud's | |
| Martinez | gin | Punt e Mes | curaçao maraschino | Angostura | |
| Deep Blue Sea | gin | kina | crème de violette | orange | |
| Bijou | gin | blanc | Chartreuse | orange | |
| Acacia | gin kirsch | Bénédictine | |||
| Negroni | |||||
| Negroni | gin | sweet | Campari | ||
| Hanky Panky | gin | sweet | Fernet- Branca | ||
| Autumn Negroni | gin | sweet | Campari Cynar Fernet | Peychaud’s orange | |
| Eeyore's Requiem | gin | blanc | Campari Cynar Fernet | orange | |
| Negroni D'Or | gin | blanc | Gran Classico | ||
| Chocolate Negroni | gin | Punt e Mes | crème de cacao | Campari | chocolate |
| Lucien Gaudin | gin | dry | Cointreau | Campari | |
| New Milano | gin | Dimmi | Cynar | ||
| Jamaican Negroni | rum | sweet | Campari | ||
| Old Pal | rye | dry | Campari | ||