dtcc ii

2 oz Lot 40 Rye (Rittenhouse)
3/4 oz Amaro Ciociaro
1/2 oz Amaro Sfumato
2 bsp Simple Syrup (1/4 oz)
3 dash Angostura Orange Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Thursdays ago, I ventured back to the online recipe flashcaard set from Seventy7 Lounge in Culver City, California, where I had previously sourced the Funky Pirate. The one that stood out next was the DTCC II that perhaps stood for the bar's location in "Downtown Culver City" with the first DTCC being a citrus-containing drink the year prior to this 2017 creation. The combination of whiskey, Ciociaro, and Sfumato reminded me of my Scotch-based Kilted Flower that was inspired by a pair of New York City recipes, namely the African Flower and Maravilla. In the glass, the DTCC II offered up lemon, roast, and herbal aromas. Next, caramel and roast notes on the sip slid into rye, bitter orange, and smoky char flavors on the swallow.