The Portland

• Beverage prep and mixing time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

Best Type of Serving Glass:

• Old Fashioned (tumbler-like glass)

Whiskey:

• 1½ ounces rye whiskey

Amaro:

• ½ ounces amaro (see comments below)

Vermouth:

• ½ ounce sweet vermouth

Bitters:

• 1 dash sassafras bitters or sarsaparilla bitters

Ice:

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

Garnish:

• 1 whole dried star anise

Ingredients

 (serves 4)

Section

Instructions

1. Place 2 to 3 small ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Add whiskey, amaro, vermouth, and sassafras bitters.
3. Shake thoroughly.
4. Place large ice cube or ice sphere in a tumbler.
5. Pour whiskey mixture over the ice sphere.
6. Garnish with star anise.
7. Serve.

Comments

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

Recipe makes one drink.

Sarsaparilla bitters are more readily available than sassafras bitters and offer an almost identical taste palate.

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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