clever visual metaphor

1 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon (Evan Williams Bonded)
3/4 oz Amaro Ramazzotti
1/4 oz Fernet Branca
1/4 oz Grenadine
1/8 oz Islay Scotch (Laphroaig)

Stir with ice, strain into a small cocktail or Nick & Nora glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Fridays ago, I opened up Shawn Soole's Great Northern Cocktails book and landed upon the Clever Visual Metaphor by Winnipeg bartender Nicole Cote. The combination of Amaro Ramazzotti with a lesser amount of Fernet Branca reminded me of the Scare Crow and Solomon Grundy that utilized Amaro Montenegro and Amaro Lucano, respectively, instead of Ramazzotti. Moreover, Fernet plus grenadine was one that has worked well since its inclusion in the Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933 in the Noble and last written up here on the blog a year ago in the Cornerstone. Once prepared, the Clever Visual Metaphor began with lemon, peat smoke, caramel, and root beer aromas. Next, caramel and berry notes on the sip transitioned into Bourbon, herbal, bitter menthol, berry, and smoke flavors on the swallow.