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goodfellas cocktail
A cocktail fit for a gangster while inside the Vault of the most iconic casinos in Las Vegas, Bellagio — it’s like they should have written a movie about it.
Bellagio was kind enough to bring me together with Giorgio Bargiani to shake up some cocktails in one of their newest venues, The Vault Bellagio.
Being the gentleman he is, Giorgio decided to take the wheel and craft a cocktail fitting for the occasion, the ‘Goodfellas’.
In 2015, inspired by the Italian-American movie, Giorgio decided to make a twist on the Manhattan variation known as the Fanciulli found in Steven Crockett’s 1934 book The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.
Ingredients
2 dashes Abbott’s Bitters
5ml (1 barspoon) balsamic vinegar
10ml (.33oz) black cardamom syrup
25ml (.75oz) Italian sweet vermouth
50ml (1.75oz) Bourbon
Cocktail Directions
Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin, add ice, shake, and double strain into a cocktail glass with a large piece of ice. 2-3 sprays of elicriso essence; garnish with cherry.
