Time: 5 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

The Little Italy cocktail is a slightly modified take on the famous Manhattan, made with bourbon or rye whiskey and sweet vermouth, but with Aperol instead of bitters. It's named after the Little Italy neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, once densely populated by immigrants from the Italian Peninsula. Like the neighborhood, the Little Italy cocktail combines American and Italian spirits. Mix delicious American whiskey with Italian Aperol and aromatic vermouth, and serve over ice, garnished with a cherry.

Ingredients:

• 300 ml (1 and 1/4 cups) bourbon or rye whiskey
• 90 ml (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) sweet vermouth
• 60 ml. (1/4 cup) Aperol
• Ice
• 4 maraschino cherries

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Combine bourbon, sweet vermouth, and Aperol. Pour the cocktail into 4 whiskey glasses filled with ice. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

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