About
This cocktail is a riff on the Expat, which originated at Little Branch in New York City. In this variation, Josh Leos (@irrelevantbartender) from Noble Experiment in San Diego brings Amaro Montenegro into the mix by doing a Napoleon split and dialing the base down from 2 oz. of bourbon to 1½ oz.
What I love about this build is how easy it is to swap the base spirit and still land on something delicious. Josh suggests subbing mezcal for the bourbon. If you want to stay in the whiskey lane, try rye.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1½ oz · 45 mlbourbon, rye whiskey, or mezcal
- ½ oz · 15 mlAmaro Montenegro
- 1 oz · 30 mlfresh lime juice
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlsimple syrup
- 2 dashesAngostura bitters
- 6–8mint leaves
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin.
- 2
Add ice and shake until chilled.
- 3
Fine strain into a chilled coupe or Nick and Nora.
- 4
Garnish with mint.
anatomyofadrink.com/cocktails/modified-expat