Little Italy
Little Italy: Straight rye whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Cynar. Served in a coupe glass.
The Spec
Method
Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice until well chilled, then strain (fine-strain optional) into a chilled glass.
Served in a coupe glass. Garnish: luxardo maraschino cherries on a skewer (the proposed difford's build omitted a garnish; the classic calls for cherries).
Spec held as sourced — Difford's Guide. The house never guesses a drink.
What to pour
Bottles in the cellar for each line of the Little Italy spec:
- Sweet Vermouth — Carpano Antica Formula, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Dolin Rouge, and 1 more
- Cynar — Cynar
Drinks that share this spec
Shares Straight rye whiskey and Sweet Vermouth with Greenpoint. If your shelf makes Little Italy, it is already most of the way to these: