This recipe dates back to 2009, when Mike Ryan of The Violet Hour devised this simple, yet delicious formula. The recipe is very straightforward, in fact, Robert Simonson states in his book, The Old-Fashioned, that bartenders were making a similar version of this as far back as the 1870s.
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Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 ounces rye whiskey
- ¼ ounce demerara syrup
- ⅛ ounce Angostura bitters (~¾ teaspoon)
- ⅛ ounce Green Chartreuse (~¾ teaspoon)
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with an expressed orange peel.
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