In the early 2000’s, San Francisco bartender Jon Santer
created a drink called the Revolver. It
was a Manhattan variant that swapped out the sweet vermouth for coffee
liqueur. I got ahold of a bottle of J.Rieger Caffe Amaro (thanks, Brad!), which crosses coffee liqueur with some of
the herbal and botanical flavors that make up an amaro. The Revolver recipe didn’t showcase the amaro
to full effect, so I dialed down the bourbon, upped the amaro, and added a
little amaretto to bring out the coffee and almond flavors. Some chocolate bitters rounded things
out. Now we have a Revolver variant with
a much different balance and focus – the Sidearm.
Sidearm
1.5 oz bourbon
1 oz J. Rieger Caffé Amaro
0.5 oz Amaretto
2 dashes Fee Brothers Aztec
Chocolate Bitters
-stir in a mixing glass with ice
until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.
-no garnish
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