Bensonhurst recipe

Name: Bensonhurst
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Rye Whiskey; 0.75 oz Dry Vermouth; 0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur; 0.25 oz Cynar

A Brooklyn variation with rye, dry vermouth, Maraschino and the bittersweet depth of Cynar.

Method: Stir · Glass: Coupe · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Advanced · Family: The Martini Family

Ingredients

2 oz Rye Whiskey
0.75 oz Dry Vermouth
0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.25 oz Cynar

How to make a Bensonhurst

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
Stir for 25–30 seconds until chilled and diluted.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Express a lemon twist over the glass and discard or garnish.

Garnish

Lemon twist.

Pro tip

Cynar is bitter but also softly vegetal; keep the measure modest so it supports the rye rather than taking over the drink.

History of the Bensonhurst

Created in Brooklyn by Chad Solomon and Michael McIlroy, the Bensonhurst is a modern rye-and-amaro cousin of the Brooklyn cocktail.

Flavour profile

Rye, Bitter, Herbal, Dry

Variations

Vieux Carre — Use rye, Cognac, sweet vermouth and two bitters
De La Louisiane — Add Benedictine and absinthe to a New Orleans rye drink
Remember the Maine — Use Cherry Heering and absinthe with rye

Practise making the Bensonhurst in the free Virtual Bar game.