tammany hall

1 oz Redbreast Irish Whiskey (Teeling Small Batch)
1 oz Bols Genever (Bols Barrel-Aged)
3/4 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth (Giacomo Speroni)
1/4 oz Benedictine
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, garnish with lemon oil from a twist and a cherry. Two Mondays ago after making the No Bye/No Aloha, I selected a nightcap from the KindredCocktails database called Tammany Hall. It was not the century's old Tammany that is a rye Manhattan with Yvette and noyaux accents, but a split base Irish whiskey-Genever Manhattan with Benedictine created by New York City bartender Rafa Garcia Febles circa 2013. The combination of two spirits, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, and bitters reminded me of Death & Taxes (and later Mergers & Acquisitions); therefore, I was curious to give this one a go. In the glass, Tammany Hall ruled on a lemon, malty, and grape aroma. Next, grape and malty notes on the sip passed an order for Irish whiskey, malty Genever, herbal, wormwood, and clove flavors on the swallow.