Beatnik

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml Bourbon
- 45 ml Averna Amaro
- 30 ml Tawny Port

GARNISH:
- Dehydrated Orange Wheel
- Cocktail Flower

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing glass.
• Add ice and stir for 30-45 sec. or approx. 60 revolutions.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel and a cocktail flower.

Cocktail author: Duggan McDonnell.

With the dark time of the year approaching, so does the time for sweet boozy stir-down cocktails. There are few things better, than to lean back on the couch, with delicious drink in your hand, while autumn storms rage outside the window. Beatnik is the perfect cocktail for this purpose: bitter-sweet, boozy and complex – a cocktail lovers dream.

I guess, technically, the base of this cocktail would be amaro Averna with notes of bitter-sweet citrus, liquorice and complex herbal undertones. Addition of bourbon raises the proof of the cocktail, while simultaneously bringing notes of aged oak, vanilla and a hint of toffee to the mix. Finally, tawny port adds sweet flavour of dried fruits, nuttiness, as well as a touch of caramel and vanilla. For me, port makes this cocktail into a drink that it is, bringing the individuals flavours together into a silky, sweet, decadent cocktail.

Beatnik is a wholesome cocktail ready to comfort and warm any cocktail enthusiast. I highly recommend trying it, especially in late autumn and over dark cold winter months.

Source material:
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/the-beatnik/