Rattlesnake Recipe
A cocktail that has rye, maple, lemon, and bitters—with a foamy egg white top.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish
Method
Cocktail
Wet shake
Open the shaker, add ice (about 1 cup), reseal, and shake hard for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is well chilled and the exterior frosts. This chills and dilutes the cocktail and builds a stable foam.
Double strain the cocktail through a fine mesh strainer (and a Hawthorne strainer if available) into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass to remove ice shards and achieve a smooth texture.
Garnish & Finish
Carefully drop one small dash of Angostura bitters onto the foam; use a toothpick or cocktail pick to drag the dash into a small simple design if desired. Lightly grate a little fresh nutmeg over the foam or express a lemon twist over the top and drop it in for aroma.
Serve immediately while foam is still fresh and set the glass on a small plate or coaster.