The Firebrand

• Beverage prep and mixing time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

Best Type of Serving Glass:

• Old Fashioned (tumbler-like glass)

Whiskey:

• 2 ounces rye whiskey

Amaro:

• ½ ounce amaro (see comments below)

Atomic Fireball:

• 1 Atomic Fireball cinnamon candy or hard cinnamon candy of your choice

Aromatic Bitters:

• 1 dash aromatic bitters

Ice:

• 2 to 3 small cubes for mixing
• 1 ice sphere for serving

Ingredients

 (serves 4)

Section

Instructions

1. Add rye whiskey and candy to cocktail shaker.
2. Let whiskey and candy meld together for 30 seconds.
3. Add 2 to 3 ice cubes, amaro, and bitters to the shaker.
4. Shake thoroughly for 15 seconds.
5. Place large ice cube or ice sphere in a tumbler.
6. Strain contents of cocktail shaker into the tumbler.
7. Serve.

Comments

U.S. Mixed Drink Measurement Notes: 1 Ounce = 2 Tablespoons (30 Milliliters)

Recipe makes one drink.

Amaro means bitter in Italian. Amaro is an herb liqueur with an even balance between bitter, sweet, and citrus tastes.

Cinchona an ingredient in some brands of amaro is a tree bark that adds a bitter tannic astringency to amaro.

For this drink try to find an amaro with cardamom, cinnamon, bitter orange peel, and cinchona.

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