# Cobble Hill

Cucumber freshens a dry rye Manhattan variation softened with Amaro Montenegro.

Strength: 34% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 3 slices [Cucumber](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cucumber.md) — Use three thin fresh slices.
- 60 ml [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md) — Use 100-proof rye.
- 15 ml [Dry vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/dry-vermouth.md) — Keep the opened bottle refrigerated and use it fresh.
- 15 ml [Amaro Montenegro](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/amaro-montenegro.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.
- Cucumber slice — Use one thin fresh slice.

## Method

1. Muddle the cucumber slices in the base of a mixing glass.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and cubed ice, then stir until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
3. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.
- [Brooklyn](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brooklyn.md): A dry, rye-led Manhattan relative accented with maraschino and the bitter orange of Amer Picon.
- [Perfect Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/perfect-manhattan.md): A Manhattan whose vermouth is split equally between sweet and dry, bringing a leaner, more herbal balance.
- [Greenpoint](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/greenpoint.md): A Manhattan variation layering rye and sweet vermouth with herbal Yellow Chartreuse.
- [Preakness](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/preakness.md): A tiny measure of Bénédictine seasons a rye Manhattan with honeyed herbs and spice in the 1936 structure associated with Baltimore's first Preakness Ball.
- [Black Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/black-manhattan.md): A dark, bittersweet Manhattan that replaces vermouth with rich Sicilian Averna.
- [La Louisiane](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/la-louisiane.md): A deeply aromatic New Orleans rye cocktail layered with sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, absinthe, and Peychaud’s bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cobble-hill
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/cobble-hill-180e2e8c.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2792/cobble-hill