Maple Manhattan With Humbolt Fog
This post is sponsored by Cypress Grove
The Spellbinding Marriage of Velvety Goat Cheese & Autumnal Manhattan
It’s fall, y’all! I’m sad that summer is ending, but there’s just nothing like a cozy evening spent with a whiskey drink and a wedge of fine cheese. Especially Humboldt Fog from Cypress Grove, so dense and cake-like she begs for something slightly sweet and soul-warming. So I conjured up a simple, sweet, autumnal cocktail. Enter the Maple Manhattan.
This cocktail is both woodsy and elegant, like a lumberjack who knows how to dress for dinner
The oak of the whiskey and the maple get along famously, while the dry vermouth balances out the sweetness.
Humboldt Fog, on the other hand, is so fluffy and tangy that she reminds me of buttermilk pancakes. This makes this pairing really sparkle: alongside The Maple Manhattan, she tastes just like a fluffy stack of maple-syrup-soaked flapjacks. I have a fantasy about reducing this drink into a syrup, and drizzling it directly over a wedge of Humboldt. But I’ll save that for a brisk winter morning.
I recommend serving these two with a couple of candied pecans to really tease out the bourbon’s nutty notes.
Cypress Grove recently updated their tagline to “Fine Cheese Alchemy,” to reflect the magick they create with just a few simple ingredients. I already loved them, but this really set my witchy heart aflutter. We’ve joined forces to bring you a series of several autumnal pairings and recipes featuring their great cheeses. This is just the first…
Maple Manhattan
2 ounces bourbon
½ ounce dry vermouth
½ ounce maple syrup, heaping
dash orange bitters
dash angostura bitters
cherries and orange peel to garnish
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add bourbon, vermouth, syrup, and bitters.
Stir for 45 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, such as a coupe.
Garnish with cherries and orange peel. Serve with a hefty hunk of Humboldt Fog and a couple candied pecans.
Take a nibble of Humboldt and follow with a small sip of Maple Manhattan. Chase it all with a pecan and enjoy!
Special thanks to Cypress Grove for sponsoring this post and the Cheese Sex Death mission!
Cheesus bless!