Slick Watts
StirredHighball
Ingredients
- 1½ ozbourbon
- ¾ ozsweet vermouthsuch as Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (such as Cocchi Vermouth di Torino)
- ¼ ozCampari
- ¼ ozcrème de mure
- 1 dashPeychaud’s bitters
Garnish: orange peel, blackberry, cherry
Preparation
- 1.
Stir all of the ingredients with ice to chill.
- 2.
Strain into an ice-filled glass.
- 3.
Garnish.
Notes
Houston transplant (and 2018 Bartender of the Year) Alex Negranza—who moved to the city from Seattle—named this drink for fellow transplant Slick Watts. Watts played point guard for the Seattle Supersonics from 1973 to 1978 before he moved to Texas to play for the Houston Rockets.
