This is a signature cocktail from Barrel. It is made fresh, not barreled like most of their drinks, and it contains Old Forrester Bourbon, Punt e Mes sweet vermouth and Campari. It was not overly whiskey flavored and tasted a lot like a wine drink. More like a bitter vermouth cocktail than a Manhattan.
This is a barreled cocktail from D.C.'s Barrel bar. They specialize in barreled cocktails like this one where all ingredients are matured in oak together to further harmonize flavors. This is made with Montelobo Mescal, Liqueur 43, Bonal (a quinine flavored wine liquor) and cherry bitters. The giant cube helped soften the smokey and almost burning rubber flavors until the wines could take over. A very pleasing and changing cocktails.
