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Home on the Range

The Story

Sometimes it is just nice to leave all the bartools in the drawer and just mix up a quick cocktail in the glass itself. If you are an Old Fashioned purest, that’s even how you build that classic drink (muddle sugar cube and bitters, top with bourbon and add ice). I prefer the mixing glass most of the time though…

The Home on the Range is a fun twist on the Manhattan, adding the orange liqueur, Cointreau to the mix. If Cointreau isn’t already a staple of your home bar, it needs to be, if nothing else to mix up the Cable Car or make your Margaritas a bit more interesting (technically it is a triple sec, which refers to how it’s made versus what it “is”…)

This cocktail wraps up our list for Fall 2024. It’s been a fun exploration of bourbon this season, so be sure to go back and try all the others, even if that means pulling our a mixing glass or a cocktail shaker in the process. Cheers!

The Recipe

2oz Bourbon

0.25oz Cointreau

0.25oz Sweet Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Garnish: orange and lemon twist (for the ambitious)

The Build

Add all ingredients to a chilled lowball (in the order listed)

Give it a swirl to combine

Drop in a single large cube (carefully!!) And swirl again.

Garnish with orange and lemon twist

Source: Regarding Cocktails by Sasha Petraske

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The Left Hand (Runaway Style)

The Story

This cocktail was a bit of a journey. At that is all due to the presence of Campari. We introduced our first campari cocktail on the summer menu 2024 with the Jungle Bird. And even that edged towards a bitter level that, for newbies, was almost too bitter. But we are determined to figure out this crazy bottle, so here it is again on our Fall 2024 menu!

The original recipe calls for equal parts Sweet Vermouth and Campari, but we throttled that down a quarter ounce on the Campari to hold off a bit of the bite. And we even stirred a bit in the lowball after straining to take even more bite off the drink. What you end up with is a pretty interesting melding of sweet and bitter and a finishing note of chocolate. Definitely a good cocktail as the season gets cooler these days.

This one can be served up (no ice) or on the rocks (ice). Again, if you are new to Campari (or sweet vermouth) you might want to stick with the dilution you get from ice cubes. Baby steps to the straight up no chaser.

Cheers!

The Recipe

1.5oz Bourbon

0.75oz Sweet Vermouth

0.5oz Campari

3 dashes of Chocolate Bitters

Garnish: Orange Twist wrapped around 3 brandied cherries on a pick (if you are ambitious!)

The Build

Add all ingredients to a Mixing Glass

Add ice and shake for 30 seconds

Strain over cubed ice into a lowball glass

Stir to melt a little ice (and cut that campari a bit further)

Source: Regarding Cocktails by Sashe Petraske

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Smoked Manhattan w/ Cinnamon

The Story

The Manhattan is becoming a standard at the Runaway Anchor these days. The combo of a nice spicy Rye whiskey with vermouth is great, and a good alternative if you default to the Old Fashioned all the time. If the vermouth part freaks you out, consider this cocktail.

All the standard elements are present, but with two enhancements. First a spoonful of cherry syrup. This is the “soup” your Luxardo cherries are swimming around in. Just grab a barspoon of the sauce and add that to your mixture. The other element is the cinnamon. You don’t dump cinnamon syrup in the mix though. Instead, you add a smoked cinnamon by burning a cinnamon stick and smoking the glass with it. Pay close attention to the build to get it just right. We hope you enjoy this twist on the Manhattan! Cheers!

The Recipe

1 cinnamon stick

2oz Rye Whiskey (or Bourbon if you don’t want the spicy kick)

0.75oz Sweet Vermouth

1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Syrup

3 dashes of Orange Bitters

Garnish: Maraschino Cherries (Luxardo is great!)

The Build

Light the Cinnamon Stick and place on a heat-proof surface, quick placing the coupe glass over the stick to trap in the smoke (this takes some practice!)

In a mixing glass, add bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters and cherry syrup

Add ice and stir for 30 seconds (give that glass time to get really smoky!)

Turn over the coupe glass and strain the cockail into it

Garnish with a couple maraschino cherries and that burnt cinnamon stick

Source: A Grateful Meal Recipe