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Whizz Bang
Posted: July 28, 2026
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The Whizz Bang is a Prohibition-era cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail Book that stirs rye whiskey, dry vermouth, grenadine, absinthe, and orange bitters into a lively, complex Manhattan variant. Named for a type of artillery shell, it explodes with flavor — the rye's spice, the vermouth's herbiness, the grenadine's sweetness, and the absinthe's anise all firing at once.
Ingredients
0.5 oz Grenadine
1 oz Dry Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters
1.5 oz Rye Whiskey
1 dash Absinthe
Instructions
- Combine the rye whiskey, dry vermouth, grenadine, absinthe, and orange bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir for 25 seconds until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an orange twist.