black betty

1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey (Old Overholt 86°)
1/2 oz Amaro Braulio
1/2 oz Cynar
1/4 oz Herbsaint

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Sundays ago, I searched the Kindred Cocktails database for more Braulio recipes, and I stumbled upon the Black Betty by Max Greco at Vasco in Sydney, Australia, via a 2014 article in Saveur. Once this embittered recipe inspired by both the Manhattan and the Sazerac was assembled, it greeted the nose with an orange, caramel, and minty aroma. Next, the amari's caramel continued on into the sip where it was followed by rye, herbal, minty, and licorice flavors on the swallow. Overall, I thought the recipe was balanced with that much Herbsaint, but users on Kindred Cocktails thought otherwise; I do agree that if one uses absinthe instead, that the amount out to be halved or less to compensate the intensity.