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Perfect Turkey

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Perfect TurkeyScott Peterson

A seasonal Manhattan.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

1/4 cup Wild Turkey bourbon
1 1/2 teaspoons sweet vermouth
1 1/2 teaspoons dry vermouth
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice and nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Shake bourbon, sweet vermouth, and dry vermouth with ice in a cocktail shaker. Serve in a Martini glass with a spice-sugared rim (mix 1/4 cup sugar with 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice and nutmeg). Garnish with orange peel.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesBourbonWhiskeyVermouth5 Ingredients or FewerThanksgiving
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