Black Staircase: coffee, cherry and fernet Manhattan
Twelve minutes on spent coffee grounds in the vermouth, then filter. Fifteen is the cliff. Stir twenty-five seconds. Dark chocolate with sea salt, or a plain almond biscotti.
This is the base recipe: one batch, 1 portions. Nothing has been scaled, because there is no committed plan for this dish. Build and commit a plan that includes it and this card multiplies itself to the batch count the plan computes.
Coffee-steeped vermouth a week. The batch holds three days.
- Rye whiskey1.8 oz
- Coffee-steeped sweet vermouth0.8 oz
- Coffee liqueur0.5 oz
- Fernet0.5 tbsp
- Brandied cherry1 ea
Multiplying the ingredients is the easy half. These are the parts of the recipe that the batch count does not move.
- Cooking time
- Nothing cooks, so batch size does not change a cooking time. Chilling does not scale either — it is set by the depth of the container, so a double batch in one deep tub takes far longer than two shallow ones.
- Read the whole method before you shop. This is a planning recipe for black staircase: coffee, cherry and fernet manhattan, not a certified kitchen test.
- Amounts below are one batch: 1 portions. Build a plan and this card scales itself to it.
- This dish can be completed up to 1 day ahead. Cold storage is the real limit — do not make it ahead if the fridge is already tight.
- No heat. Assemble from cold ingredients. Keep covered until service.
- Hold time is short (5 min). Finish close to service. Do not guess a longer hold.
- Leftover route: Coffee-steeped vermouth a week. The batch holds three days.
- Confirm every ingredient and every allergen yourself. Dietary tags are planning filters, not safety guarantees.
Can be completed up to 1 day ahead. Fridge units: 1 per batch, so 1 batch takes about 1 shelf-thirds while it waits.
Base recipe: one batch, 1 portions. Nothing has been scaled, because no plan was open. Cooking time does not move with the batch: about 0 minutes at the stove either way.
Not every line here was multiplied by the same number. Why doubling a recipe is not multiplication
Cold storage · Landing space
contains alcohol