# Red Hook

A dry, bittersweet Brooklyn variation blending rye with Punt e Mes and nutty maraschino.

Strength: 35% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md)
- 15 ml [Punt e Mes](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/punt-e-mes.md)
- 15 ml [Luxardo Maraschino](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/luxardo-maraschino.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Maraschino cherry

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

## Related drinks

- [Brooklyn](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brooklyn.md): A dry, rye-led Manhattan relative accented with maraschino and the bitter orange of Amer Picon.
- [Remember the Maine](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/remember-the-maine.md): A rye and vermouth cocktail deepened with cherry brandy and an absinthe rinse.
- [Bensonhurst](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bensonhurst.md): High-proof rye and dry vermouth frame precise measures of maraschino and Cynar in Chad Solomon's bright, bitter 2006 response to the Brooklyn.
- [Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/manhattan.md): A spirit-forward rye cocktail softened by sweet vermouth and seasoned with aromatic bitters.
- [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.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Greenpoint](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/greenpoint.md): A Manhattan variation layering rye and sweet vermouth with herbal Yellow Chartreuse.
- [Improved Whiskey Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/improved-whiskey-cocktail.md): Rye is improved in the nineteenth-century sense with tiny measures of maraschino, sugar, absinthe, and bitters, preserving the whiskey's shape while connecting the Old Fashioned to the Sazerac.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/red-hook
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/red-hook-4b335dd1.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/red-hook-cocktail