Post #756936 by AceExplorer on Thu, Jan 7, 2016 1:34 PM

Thanks, that helps. I'm tossing around recipes for the classic "Manhattan," but as is often the case, it's hard to pin down a truly "authentic" recipe due to changes in tastes at various times in history, and changes in the drink ingredients at various times. So Sorel was a liqueur suggested as a tweak in the aforementioned article, and I found it intriguing. I'm not sure it's worth the effort to obtain based on your review, I was really interested in the hibiscus flavoring it might impart. Sorel also appears to have limited distribution, possibly limited to the immediate Brooklyn surroundings.

I'm fine with that - there are plenty of options in and around the various Manhattan recipes for me to play with. So my final decision is to just skip it and move on. At least we have a small thread on the Sorel topic in case someone else runs into it and does a search here. It could happen once over the next 20 years or so, heh...