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

Kentucky Flyer
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries and mint sprigs.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered cherry and mint sprigs bouquet.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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A rye whiskey and maraschino sour, originally made to fill a coupe, but in pursuit of responsible measures, I've reduced by a third to nestle in a Nick & Nora glass.

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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 Originally made with 60ml rye whiskey, 22.5ml maraschino liqueur, and 15ml lemon juice.

Nutrition:

One serving of Kentucky Flyer contains 137 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
26.79% alc./vol. (26.79° proof)
20.1 grams of pure alcohol

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RogerM

30th November 2024 at 04:19

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

Simon Difford

30th November 2024 at 18:57

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

3rd July 2022 at 06:18

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.