The Red Hook (named after a Brooklyn neighborhood) is part of a series of derivative cocktail riffs based on the Manhattan and was named one of the 25 most influential cocktails of the past century by Imbibe magazine in 2010. For the Red Hook, Milk & Honey's Vincenzzo Errico replaces the Manhattan's sweet vermouth with the spicier Punt e Mes vermouth and adds Maraschino liqueur. For Macquarrie's variation named after the the great East Atlanta neighborhood, he replaces the Red Hook's Maraschino with the bitter and herbal Cynar and adds St. Germain elderflower liqueur and grapefruit bitters for brightness.
A fantastic cocktail worthy of a great Atlanta neighborhood.
The Kirkwood
- 1.5 oz. Rittenhouse Rye (or other high proof rye)
- .5 oz. Punt e Mes
- .5 oz. Cynar
- .5 oz St. Germain
- 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir 30 seconds and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with grapefruit peel.
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