Walnuts Take Manhattan
Description
Bring the East and West coasts together with this twist on a classic Manhattan, which features bourbon-soaked California walnuts.
Ingredients
Smoked Walnut - Infused Bourbon
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1 bottle Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
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2 pounds California walnuts, halved
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Cedar wood chips
Smoked Walnut Manhattan
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8 ounces Smoked Walnut-Infused Bourbon
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1 ounce Amaro Sibilla
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1 ounce Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
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6 dashes Bittermen’s Mole Bitters
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12 California walnuts, bourbon-soaked, as garnish
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1 cup ice cubes
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¼ cup ice, cracked
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4 lemon peel strips, expressed
PREPARATION
- Soak wood chips in water to moisten. Place in a large hotel pan and set on a grill over high heat until they begin to smoke.
- Place walnuts in a perforated hotel pan. Cover and set over wood chips. Allow to smoke for 10 minutes or until a nice, even smoke flavor has penetrated the nuts. Remove and let cool.
- Combine smoked nuts and bourbon in a large glass bowl or jar. Cover tightly and let infuse for at least one month. Strain off walnuts using a fine strainer to remove any small bits, reserving some walnuts for garnish.
- Place walnut infused bourbon, amaro, liqueur and bitters in a pitcher. Add ice and stir 50 to 60 turns until well chilled and properly diluted.
- Place four whole soaked walnuts in the bottom of four chilled coupe glasses. Thread 8 walnuts onto 4 short skewer.
- Strain cocktail into glasses. Express lemon oil and wipe the rim of each glass with lemon peel; discard peel. Garnish each with a walnut skewer.
NUTRITION
- Calories: 680 cal
- Total Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g