CLASSIC · BOURBON WHISKEY

Left Hand

Name: Left Hand
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon Whiskey; 22.5 ml Red Bitter Liqueur (e.g. Campari or Strucchi); 22.5 ml Sweet Vermouth (e.g. Carpano Antica Formula); Chocolate Bitters (e.g. Bob's Chocolate Bitters); Maraschino Cherry (e.g. Luxardo)

Born in New York City, the Left Hand is a brooding, stirred classic that splits the difference between a Negroni's bitter elegance and a Manhattan's whiskey depth - with a whisper of chocolate bitters to tie it all together.

Ingredients

Bourbon Whiskey45 ml

Red Bitter Liqueur (e.g. Campari or Strucchi)22.5 ml

Sweet Vermouth (e.g. Carpano Antica Formula)22.5 ml

Chocolate Bitters (e.g. Bob's Chocolate Bitters)

Maraschino Cherry (e.g. Luxardo)

Glassware

Coupe Glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Caramel · Dark chocolate · Oak · Orange · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Add bourbon, red bitter liqueur, sweet vermouth, and chocolate bitters to a mixing glass.
2
Fill with ice and stir for approximately 30 seconds until well chilled and diluted.
3
Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4
Garnish with a skewered maraschino cherry.

From the Bartender

The addition of chocolate bitters is the Left Hand's defining twist - it bridges the gap between bourbon's vanilla-oak character and the bitter herbal notes of the red liqueur, creating a cohesion that neither a Negroni nor a Manhattan achieves on its own.

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