New York Overcast

I’ve really enjoyed playing around with vermouth lately. This recipe was the result of one of those experiments that hit my palate notes perfectly. The Ruddell's Rye works really well in this Manhattan riff. The high rye mash bill gives it the cinnamon and vanilla spice nose with more herbal bitterness and dried fruit on the palate. I took those notes and used it to infuse the vermouth with black Irish breakfast tea and dried cherries. Smoked cinnamon and sassafras bitters round out this drink b...