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Ciudad Malo

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Natt Spil • Madison, WI

Bar manager Michael Reynolds named his Manhattan variation after the local nickname for Madison, Wisconsin—Mad City, roughly "Ciudad Malo" in Spanish.

  1. Ice
  2. 2 ounces bourbon
  3. 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
  4. 2 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters
  5. 3 drops of orange flower water
  6. 1 orange twist skewered on a pick with 1 brandied cherry
  1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add the bourbon, vermouth, bitters and orange flower water and stir well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the skewered orange twist and cherry.