Bzzzt!

Name: Bzzzt!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 dash Orange Bitters; 60 ml Rye Whiskey; 15 ml Maraschino Liqueur; 1 Maraschino Cherry; 8 ml Fernet Branca; 1 tsp Maraschino Cherry Syrup

Rye whiskey stirred with maraschino liqueur, a small measure of Fernet Branca, orange bitters and a spoon of maraschino cherry syrup, served in a rocks glass with a cherry. Cherry-sweet up front with a bitter, herbal edge; created by Craig Eliason in 2022.

Craig Eliason of Saint Paul, Minnesota, created Bzzzt! in November 2022 for the Reddit Original Cocktail Contest. The drink is built around Fernet Branca and maraschino liqueur.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Spicy