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Red Hook

A stirred rye cocktail with Punt e Mes and maraschino liqueur.

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The Red Hook is rye whiskey, Punt e Mes and maraschino liqueur, stirred with ice and strained. Imbibe and Punch both credit it to Vincenzo (Enzo) Errico at Milk & Honey in New York. Each version here uses 2 oz rye and 1/2 oz Punt e Mes, so the real decision is the maraschino. Imbibe matches it to the Punt e Mes at 1/2 oz. The 2011 Cocktail Virgin recipe halves it to 1/4 oz, while footnoting that most recipes give 1/4 to 1/2 oz to taste, and it is the only one to add a cherry. Punch prints that 1/4 to 1/2 oz range directly.

Recipe 1 · imbibemagazine.com

Imbibe: half-ounce maraschino

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

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rye whiskey
80%
maraschino liqueur
20%

Method as published

  1. Chill a coupe.
  2. Combine 2 oz rye whiskey, 1/2 oz Punt e Mes and 1/2 oz maraschino liqueur with ice in a mixing glass.
  3. Stir with a barspoon until chilled.
  4. Strain into the chilled coupe.

Garnish None specified

  • The source names Punt e Mes specifically, not a generic sweet vermouth.
  • The source lists a mixing glass, barspoon and strainer as tools.

Recipe source: imbibemagazine.com ↗

Recipe 2 · PUNCH

Punch: maraschino to taste

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

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rye whiskey
80%
sweet vermouth, Punt e Mes
20%

Method as published

  1. Pour 2 oz rye whiskey, 1/2 oz Punt e Mes and 1/4 to 1/2 oz maraschino liqueur into a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice and stir.
  3. Strain into a coupe.

Garnish None specified

  • The source lists the vermouth as sweet vermouth, Punt e Mes.
  • The maraschino is a range set to taste, so that line does not scale as a single fixed quantity.

Recipe source: PUNCH ↗

Recipe 3 · cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com

Cocktail Virgin 2011: quarter-ounce maraschino

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Ingredients

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Old Overholt Rye
89%
Maraschino Liqueur (*)
11%

Method as published

  1. Stir 2 oz Old Overholt rye, 1/2 oz Punt e Mes and 1/4 oz maraschino liqueur with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish Maraschino cherry

  • The source names Old Overholt as its rye.
  • The source footnotes its 1/4 oz maraschino, noting that most recipes list 1/4 to 1/2 oz to taste.

Recipe source: cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com ↗