Single Recipe

Cocktail

1. 1

   Chill glass

   Place a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass in the freezer for 5 minutes, or fill it with ice water while you prepare the drink to cool the glass.

2. 2

   Combine ingredients

   In a mixing glass or Boston shaker without the shaker tin, add 2 oz rye whiskey, 1 oz sweet vermouth, and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters.

3. 3

   Add ice and stir

   Add 3 large ice cubes to the mixing glass. Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full rotations) until the mixture is well-chilled, slightly diluted, and nicely glossy.

4. 4

   Prepare glass and garnish

   Discard the ice water from the chilled serving glass if used. Strain the stirred cocktail through a Hawthorne or julep strainer into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.

5. 5

   Finish

   Garnish with one maraschino cherry on a pick and, if desired, express an orange peel over the drink (hold the peel 2–3 inches above the surface and give a sharp squeeze to release the oils), then drop the peel into the glass. Serve immediately.