The cocktails at Miller Union are always top notch. We’ve been loving the Lamplighter. Think we could reproduce it at home?
— Ian Katz, Atlanta
Vince Landi, general manager and partner at Miller Union, told us this cocktail was the creation of former bartender Angela Guthmiller. “I can’t tell you the creation story of this cocktail, but it’s mighty tasty,” he wrote when he sent the recipe.
Mixing up an exact reproduction at home isn’t as easy as you might think. “We make our own amaretto ... ours is a little more spirit-forward than sweet. And we make the cherry vanilla bitters because we go through a good amount of them.”
But Landi says it’s fine to substitute a good-quality amaretto and recommends Bittercube cherry bark vanilla bitters available online or Fee Brothers cherry bitters available at Green’s Beverage Warehouse.
Miller Union uses Planteray’s 5-year Barbados rum and Giffard Banane Du Bresil banana liqueur, both available at Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits.
Miller Union’s Lamplighter Cocktail
- 1 ounce dark aged rum
- 1 ounce Calvados
- 1/4 ounce banana liqueur
- 1 tablespoon amaretto
- 4 dashes cherry vanilla bitters
- Strip of lemon peel
- Fill a mixing glass with ice.
- Add rum, Calvados, banana liqueur, amaretto and bitters and stir until well chilled.
- Strain into a stemmed glass.
- Twist lemon peel over glass to express oil into cocktail and add peel to the glass.
- Serve immediately.
Serves 1.
Per serving: 180 calories (percent of calories from fat, 0), no protein, 2 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams total sugars, no fiber, no fat, no cholesterol, 1 milligram sodium.
From the menu of ... Miller Union, 999 Brady Ave. NW, Atlanta. 678-733-8550, millerunion.com.
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