Portuguese Counterpunch

Name: Portuguese Counterpunch
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Orange Bitters; 45 ml Bourbon; 23 ml Cherry Heering; 23 ml Rucolino, Amaro Cinpatrazzo Amaro Cinpatrazzo

Bourbon stirred with Cherry Heering, Rucolino and a dash of orange bitters. Dark cherry sweetness set against a bitter amaro edge. Created by Shawn C. in Fresno, California in 2023.

Shawn C. created the Portuguese Counterpunch in Fresno, California, in 2023, after tasting Espinheira Ginja, a Portuguese liqueur made from morello cherries macerated in alcohol and sugar, alongside Arugula Amaro Cinpatrazzo. The combination of cherry sweetness, bourbon and the bitterness of the arugula amaro struck the creator as a hard-hitting mix, like a well-placed counterpunch, which gave the drink its name.

Method

Stirred

Glass

cocktail

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Sour

Strong

Sweet

Warm