Recipe: a classic manhattan with a citrusy twist from the Park Hyatt Roof Lounge
PREP TIME: 1 minutes Serves 1
BLOOD ORANGE MANHATTAN 2 oz Knob Creek bourbon ½ oz sweet vermouth (Antica Formula is best but it’s hard to find, so Martini brand will do) 1 oz blood orange juice A couple dashes of orange bitters Orange twist
1. Rub the orange twist around the rim of a coupe.
2. Pour the rest of the ingredients into the glass and stir for 20 seconds over ice.
3. Drop in the twist to finish.
TIP BYOB (972 Queen St. W., 416-858-2932) carries Bittermens’ excellent orange cream citrate. It’s $23 a bottle, but you only need a few drops per drink, so it’ll last until the apocalypse.
JOE GOMES PARK HYATT ROOF LOUNGE After more than 50 years at the Park Hyatt’s Roof Lounge, Joe Gomes has made every manner of old-school drink. All that experience can earn a man the benefit of the doubt—customers often request that Gomes dream up something just for them. If the sipper tends toward classics, Gomes is partial to this blood orange manhattan. He’ll twist an orange peel with gusto and spin it around the rim with a flourish. Gomes knows the best bartenders put on a bit of a show.
Recipes developed by Victoria Walsh. Recipe photography by Ryan Szulc. Portrait photography by Raina and Wilson. Illustrations by Aleksandar Janicijevic. Interviews by Denise Balkissoon, Ariel Brewster, Andrew D’Cruz, Jennifer Goldberg, Matthew Hague, Claire Hastings, Bronwen Jervis and Simone Olivero.
