Something Bitter This Way Comes

About this Cocktail

Chuck Taggart wields both an excellent sense of humor and an uncanny ability to improve upon the classic Manhattan cocktail. This drink is one of my absolute faves; I included it in my list of the 16 Greatest Cocktails in Creation.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz rye
• 1 oz CioCiaro
• 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
• 1/4 oz Fernet-Branca
• 2 dashes Xocolatl Mole bitters
• 1 small pinch kosher salt

Preparation:

Stir and strain and float an orange peel.