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Kentucky Flyer

Name: Kentucky Flyer
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 10 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Chilled water; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries and mint sprigs.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry and mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Kentucky Flyer contains 137 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
26.74% alc./vol. (53.49° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Sierra Zimei, cocktail director at Seasons Bar and Lounge in the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, USA. This cocktail's notoriety was helped by its being included in Gary "gaz" Regan's 101 Best New Cocktails of 2011. Originally made with 60ml rye whiskey, 22.5ml maraschino liqueur, and 15ml lemon juice.

Review

A rye whiskey and maraschino sour, originally made to fill a coupe, but in pursuit of responsible measures, I've reduced by a third to nestle in a Nick & Nora glass.

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RogerM Premium Member 1y

If this is a 'A rye whiskey and maraschino sour', then why is it made with Bourbon?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Apologies. This should be, and is better, based on rye. I was too quick to select the whiskey category from our drop menu! Now corrected.

Turbo Panther 4y

I've tried this with both Tennessee whiskey and rye. In my opinion the spiciness of rye adds some depth that the Tennessee whiskey lacks. But then again, I prefer rye to Tennessee whiskey so I may be a bit biased.

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