Historic Neighborhood Gives Birth to Another Legendary Cocktail: The Nomad
NEW YORK, N.Y., July 17, 2017 (Newswire.com) - Black Barn Restaurant introduces an iconic cocktail celebrating the NoMad District. With a nod to the traditional Manhattan, first mixed across the street from the Black Barn, the ingredients of the NOMAD harken back to the whiskey roots of Gilded Age NoMad and update them to reflect today's vibrant neighborhood and the tastes of contemporary cocktail enthusiasts.
The brainchild of Black Barn Restaurant's bar team, the NOMAD is an edgy riff on the classic White Manhattan with in-house oak-aged Moonshine, Italian White Vermouth, Orange Bitters and a touch of honey. The cocktail is presented by igniting oil on the orange peel, which caramelizes and perfumes the orange and the glass with an impeccable citrus flavor.
At the turn of the end of the 19th Century, NoMad bordered two important social scenes. On Broadway and to the east, high society enjoyed upscale bars in grand hotels and restaurants. To the west, "Satan's Circus" housed rowdy bars, risqué dance halls, nearly 49 houses of prostitution and the city's most active gambling houses. Even in the Gilded Age this lively neighborhood was known for some of the country's best known mixologists, and that tradition continues to this day.
The NOMAD cocktail joins a long list of other libations first created in NoMad. The Rob Roy was first mixed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. At the Hoffman House at 25th, both the Hoffman House Fizz and Cocktail were first introduced. Another block up, Delmonico's, was mixing the first Delmonico's No. 1, and at 30th Street, The Holland House created a craze with the Widow's Kiss.
For the near future the NOMAD will only be available at Black Barn, made with the house's specially formulated and aged Moonshine. The instructions for mixing the NOMAD will be revealed by the Black Barn in August.
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About Black Barn Restaurant
Black Barn is an American restaurant, serving local, artisanal food, in the comfort of a modern barn. It has quickly become one of the hottest kitchens in NoMad's gastronomic meccas! With a keen desire to focus on quality ingredients sourced from local purveyors, owner Chef John Doherty opened the restaurant in September of 2015 with childhood friend Tom Struzzieri.
Chef Doherty comes with an impressive background which includes a 30-year legacy as the Executive Chef at the Waldorf Astoria, their 4 restaurants, and all of their catering. Throughout the years he has cooked for more Kings, Presidents, and Heads of State, than any other chef. He authored The Waldorf-Astoria Cookbook, and received the prestigious James Beard Silver Spoon Award, an Honorary Doctorate from Johnson and Wales University, and an Honorary Masters Degree from the Culinary Institute of America. www.BlackBarnRestaurant.com
About NoMad
NoMad is the current hub of New York's creative, arts, design, and tech industries. It also is home to an increasing number of residential buildings and hotels, making NoMad a unique live/work neighborhood that buzzes with energy 24/7. Featuring iconic architecture, easy access to all parts of the city, and the beautifully restored Madison Square Park, NoMad has something for everyone. For more information, please visit www.experiencenomad.com.
About the NoMad Alliance
The NoMad Alliance is a community-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and maintaining NoMad as a best-in-class live/work neighborhood, to raise awareness of all it has to offer and to serve as a catalyst for new events that will generate greater vitality within the community and attract outsiders to it. As a 501 (c) (3) corporation, the Alliance is supported by a broad array of NoMad individuals and businesses, including organizations in the hospitality, retail, tech, creative, real estate, and non-profit sectors. For more information, please visit www.nomadalliance.nyc.
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Source: Experience NoMad