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Toronto in a coupe glass

Toronto

A Canadian-Italian Manhattan with Fernet.

ClassicBitterComplexStrong

Ingredients

  • Rye Whiskey2 oz (60 ml)
  • Fernet-Branca0.25 oz (7.5 ml)
  • Simple Syrup0.25 oz (7.5 ml)
  • Angostura Bitters2 dashes

How to make it

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe.

Glass: Coupe

May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.

History

The Toronto is a robust rye cocktail seasoned with the bitter Italian amaro Fernet-Branca, plus sugar and bitters. Referenced in print by 1948 as a drink popular in its namesake Canadian city, it is one of the earliest cocktails to put Fernet front and center.

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