man in black

1 1/2 oz Dickel Rye (Rittenhouse)
1/2 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 oz Fernet Branca
2 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Wednesdays ago, I decided to make the Man in Black crafted at the Victoria Bar in Portland, Oregon, that I found via online recipe flashcards. What I thought was a tribute to the Johnny Cash song and album resides on their current menu as posted on the bar's website; I later learned that all of the bar's drinks are references to the movie The Princess Bride (see the first comment). The drink was different from this Seattle-born Man in Black, and the structure and three of the four ingredients reminded me of Ryan McGrale's Down & Brown. Once prepared, the Man in Black entered with an orange, nutty cherry, and menthol bouquet. Next, caramel and cherry notes on the sip revealed rye, herbal, nutty cherry, and minty menthol flavors on the swallow.