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Big Chief

After dinner/digestif · Herbal · Spirit-forward

4.0 42 ratings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/3 oz Amaro (e.g. Averna)
1/3 oz Vermouth amaro (Pun.)

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of flamed coin-sized orange zest twist (expressed and then floated).
  3. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Flavour profile

30.0% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks

History

A spirit-forward (bourbon) Manhattan-style digestif.

The name honors the Big Chief Mardi Gras Indians who lead their respective tribes in New Orleans' St. Joseph's Day parade. This adaptation stems from a recipe created in 2016 by Abigail Deirdre Gullo at SoBou in New Orleans, USA. It is a variation on Abigail Gullo's own Longshoreman, which itself was inspired by the Red Hook, part of a series of Manhattan-style cocktails named after districts in New York City.

Created by Abigail Deirdre Gullo