Cantilever
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Cantilever
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
| 1 oz | Lucano amaro |
| 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1⁄2 oz | Byrrh aperitif aromatised wine |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist expressed and then pegged to rim.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Rye whiskey underwrites this delicious digestivo/late-night sipper with waves of delicately bittersweet herbal favours.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Craig Eliason, a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a keen cocktail aficionado. Craig created this cocktail for the Society of Architectural Historians' 80th Anniversary Celebration. Fittingly, Craig used Amaro Lucano Anniversario edition.
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 28.27% alc./vol. (28.27° proof)
- 25.4 grams of pure alcohol
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