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Today we’re sending out birthday wishes to iconic graphic-novel author and sometimes film director, Frank Miller, born on this day in 1957 in Olney, Maryland. Probably best known for his 1986 masterpiece “The Dark Night Returns”, which featured a 55-year old Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement to fight crime in the grim, dark future, and ushered in a new wave of adult-oriented comics and characters. His other famous works included both Sin City and 300, a re-telling of the last stand of the Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae.
The Dark Knight
recipe adapted from Charlie Palmer, South Coast Plaza
- 1 1/2 oz Maker’s Mark Bourbon
- 1/2 oz Creme de Mure Blackberry Liqueur
- splash of Cynar Artichoke aperitif
- splash of Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
- 3 dashes Peychauds Bitters
Glass: Cocktail
Garnish: Luxardo Maraschino Cherry
Stir first four ingredients with ice. Add Peychauds bitters and stir again. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish.
And for your viewing pleasure, here is the drink as featured on “Digital Happy Hour”, prepared by bartender Stacey Stento:
