Black Manhattan

In Volume 011 of Blackberry Magazine, Blackberry Mountain Director of Food and Beverage Logan Griffin explained how aperitivos (pre-meal beverages that stimulate the appetite) and digestifs (post-meal beverages to aid digestion) are key players in establishing the tone of a meal. In the print issue, Logan shared a few of his go-to traditional aperitivo cocktail recipes. He’s also shared the recipe for a Blackberry spin on a classic negroni, the Mountain’s Barrel-Aged Negroni.

Here, Logan is offering his recommendations for the close of a meal, a few of his favorite digestifs for ending a dining experience on a high note.

“Amaro Nonino and Sfumato are two digestifs often enjoyed on their own, either neat or on the rocks, but there are a few cocktail applications that include digestifs as well. Chartreuse is a very popular – although increasingly hard to find – digestif that is incredible neat or in cocktail applications.

It's not for the faint of heart, but a boozy cocktail that is known to help aid digestion is an Episcopal. It's simply equal parts Green Chartreuse and Yellow Chartreuse, stirred until cold and served up.

A prolific digestif cocktail and very popular order at Blackberry Mountain is a Black Manhattan. This is a play on the classic cocktail but substitutes Amaro (traditionally Averna) for the sweet vermouth.”

Black Manhattan

Ingredients:
1 oz Amaro Averna
2 oz Michter’s Rye
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Large orange peel

To make:
Stir all ingredients and strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a large orange peel.

– Logan Griffin, Blackberry Mountain Director of Food and Beverage

Curious about the aperitivo recipes Logan shared in Blackberry Magazine? Click here to find the recipes and more exclusive content in The Tone Issue!