Sunday, August 27, 2023

summertime clothes

1 1/2 oz Wathen's Bourbon (Evan Williams Bonded)
3/4 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
3/4 oz Cocchi Americano
1/4 oz Cynar
2 dash Peychaud's Bitters
2 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with both orange and lemon twists.
Two Sundays ago, I returned to the online flashcard set for Atlanta's Paper Plane and spotted the Summertime Clothes as an intriguing Manhattan variation. I was able to find a Atlanta Journal-Constitution article that placed the drink's creation circa 2014, and overall, the idea reminded me of the Hoots Mon with a different whiskey type and a touch of Cynar and bitters. Once prepared, the Summertime Clothes shared orange and lemon oils over caramel, herbal, Bourbon, and peach aromas. Next, grape and orchard fruit on the sip dressed up the Bourbon and bitter plum flavors on the swallow.

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