Brooklyn
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
- Strength
- 20.8%
- Std. drinks
- 1.57
- Calories
- 182
- Sugar
- 7.1 g
- 1½ ozRye whiskey45 ml
- 1½ ozItalian (sweet) vermouth45 ml
- 1 dashAmer Picon
- 1 dashMaraschino liqueur
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Red Hook.
Head to head
Brooklyn and Red Hook side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Rye, Italian vermouth and maraschino in both. The Brooklyn is equal parts rye and sweet vermouth with dashes of maraschino and Amer Picon; the Red Hook, a modern take on it, pours four parts rye to one of the bitterer Punt e Mes, so it is stronger and drier.
By the numbers
Both have rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Maraschino liqueur. Only the Brooklyn has Amer Picon. In parts, a Brooklyn is 1 whiskey and 1 vermouth; a Red Hook is 4 whiskey, 1 vermouth and ½ Maraschino. By volume, the Brooklyn is 50% fortified wine and bitter and 49% spirit; the Red Hook is 73% spirit, 18% fortified wine and bitter and 9% liqueur.
The Red Hook is the stronger drink in the glass (25.2% ABV against 20.8%) and holds more alcohol (1.79 standard drinks against 1.57). The Red Hook has more calories (about 192 against 182), but the Brooklyn has more sugar (7.1 g against 4.1 g). Both are stirred and served in a coupe.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Red Hook.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 4 : 1 : ½
Highlighted: not in the Brooklyn.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
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