This cocktail is a spooky mashup of some of my favorite cocktail riffs, the “Remember the Maine” (Manhattan Riff) and the Boulevardier (Negroni Riff). I already knew the flavors in these cocktails worked great with Jägermeister Green Bottle, but knew that the coffee/cacao notes from Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee would set things off, and boy did it. First, you get the initial bitter kick from the Cocchi Rosa opening up the palate, then rye whiskey cutting through with its signature spicy cereal flavors, layered with the robust coffee/cacao from the Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee, and then the sweet fennel and bitter wormwood of the absinthe finishing it off, just before the flavors meld and roll across your palate. It doesn’t stop there either, as the drink holds its deliciousness over time, letting you dive into its intricacies as it dilutes in the glass. This cocktail is excellent before, during, and after a meal with its aperitif and digestif qualities. As for the name, it’s a direct link back to the cocktails that inspire it. So the next time you find yourself looking for a cocktail around the spookiest of months… “Remember the Count.”