Midnight Martinez

About this Cocktail

I've been playing around with Black Manhattan variations a lot lately and decided to try one with gin. This is essentially a Black Manhattan vs a Martinez.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Averna Amaro
• 1/4 oz Punt e Mes
• 1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• Two dashes Orange Bitters
• Three dashes Chocolate Bitters
• One dash Angostura Bitters
• Lemon peel

Preparation:

Combine in shaker filled with cracked ice. Stir. Strain into coupe. Express lemon peel and use as garnish.

Note: I've used Bombay Dry and Plymouth. Both are great but I prefer the smoothness of Plymouth.

Variation: reduce the Averna and add 1/4 oz Fernet for extra darkness and digestif wonderfulness.