Whiskey Cocktails: Rye Whiskey

Old Pal

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Ingredients

1.5 oz. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey Bottled-In-Bond

1 oz. Dolin Dry Vermouth

0.75 oz. Campari

Garnish

Orange twist

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and add ice. Stir 25-35 times. Fine strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or orange twist.

Cocktail Story

A twist on a twist of the classic Negroni formula, the Old Pal is an incredibly austere rye whiskey cocktail. Along with the Boulevardier, the Old Pal is part of the original group of cocktails concocted by American expats living in Europe following the Prohibition. The popular Paris bar owner Harry McElhone created the crisp drink, dedicating it, as he so often did, to one of his friends. The Old Pal, in Harry's case, referred to New York Herald reporter William Robertson, whose name appears alongside the recipe in McElhone's 1922 tome, Harry’s ABCs of Mixing Cocktails.