Death of the Red Ant recipe

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Ingredients

ice
1 ½ fluid ounces rye whiskey
½ fluid ounce cherry liqueur (such as Cherry Heering®)
½ fluid ounce kirschwasser
1 tablespoon mezcal
2 dashes chocolate or mole bitters (such as Bittermens® or Fee Brothers®)
maraschino cherries, for garnish

Nutrition Info

224.1 calories
carbohydrate: 6.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 8.6 mg
sugar: 4.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Put ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour in whiskey, Cherry Heering, and kirschwasser. Then spoon in the mezcal and add a couple dashes of bitters. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cherries.

Recipe Yield

1 cocktail

Recipe Note

Based on the Red Ant cocktail created by a NYC bartender. Be sure to use a good quality mezcal. The small amount of it here makes a big difference. I like brandied cherries for the garnish.

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