Improved Whiskey Cocktail

This one's a personal favorite. It takes the familiar Old Fashioned structure and dials it up with maraschino and absinthe. You get this beautiful, spicy rye backbone, but with added botanical complexity and a bright citrus finish. It shows how small additions can make a huge difference.

Approximate ABV 34.2%
Approximate Price / Cocktail $3.18
Taste Foundation Sweet, Bitter
Taste Nuance Spicy, Herbal, Fruity

Recipe Ingredients

2 oz. (60 ml) Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whisky Bottled in Bond Add to Cart
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
3 dashes Fee Brothers Cardamon Bitters Add to Cart (Boker’s Style)
1 barspoon (5ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur Add to Cart
1-2 dashes St. George Absinthe Verte Add to Cart
Expressed lemon oil and peel for garnish

Recipe Directions

1. Chill a rocks glass.
2. In a mixing glass, combine the rye whiskey, semi-rich simple syrup, cardamom bitters, maraschino liqueur, and absinthe.
3. Add ice to the mixing glass.
4. Stir until thoroughly chilled.
5. Strain over fresh ice into your prepared rocks glass.
6. Express the lemon oil over the drink, then drop in the peel for garnish.

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