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DRINKS
the MEGA Manhattan
Everything you love about a Manhattan, with more cherries to go around. Prepare it in advance, let the Nonino-steeped cherries work their magic overnight, then pour, garnish, and accept compliments all evening.
Add to a 1 litre jar and soak overnight:
1 pint fresh cherries, pitted and sliced in half
cover with Amaretto
Pre-made mix – Add to a large mixing bowl or 2L container:
2 × 750mL bottle Laneway Far & Wide Whisky
1 × 750 mL bottle red vermouth
½ cup raw or demerera sugar
20 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir or shake to dissolve sugar. Can be stored in a sealed container for up to a week or longer.
On the same day as your event, remove the peel from two oranges in approx 2 cm x 6 cm sized swathes, removing as much of the pith as possible – store in the fridge in a sealed container until assembling the punch bowl. Juice the oranges, reserving 250mL.
Just before guests arrive, add to punch bowl:
Pre-made mix
250mL fresh-squeezed orange juice
orange peels
ice
one half of the Nonino-soaked cherries
Keep the leftover cherries and a bucket or bowl of ice on hand beside the punch bowl so your guests can garnish at will.
1 drink = about 2 oz + fruit + ice
“This is dangerously easy to drink.”
– Everyone, Eventually
shopping list:
2 × 750mL bottle Laneway Far & Wide Whisky
Amaretto (about 250mL)
Sweet Red Vermouth (375 mL or 12 oz)
1 pint fresh cherries
½ cup raw or demerera sugar
2 oranges
Angostura bitters