Aged Cherry Brandy

Aged 14 months years in used Napa Valley Port Barrels, this brandy is clean, fruit forward and tart. There is very little sweetness and the port barrel finish adds complexity. 

The Cherry Manhattan
(Created by NVD Resident Mixologist Aaron Lahey)
makes one 4 oz cocktail
served up in a chilled cocktail glass

2 oz Napa Valley Distillery Cherry Brandy
1 oz Carpano Antica
2 dashes (12 drops) maraschino liqueur
2 dashes (12 drops) Abbott's Bitters or other high quality aromatic bitters
1 Luxardo Cherry for garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker half way with ice. Add cherry brandy, Carpano Antica, maraschino liqueur, and one dash bitters. Stir, DO NOT SHAKE, for 20 seconds. Garnish cocktail glass with Luxardo cherry, and strain contents of shaker into glass. Float one more dash of bitters on top, and you're done! Classic Manhattan flavor with a big cherry twist!

*Note: An easy way to remember the proportions of the classic Manhattan: Manhattan's area code. 2-1-2. 2 oz spirit to 1 oz vermouth to 2 dashes bitters.