Rock 'n' Rye

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Discerning Drinkers (101 ratings)
Ingredients:
1 2/3 fl oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
1/4 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (expressed & discarded). Adorn with a skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
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Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Great rye whiskey notes with hints of orange and cherry. Slightly sweet but all too easy to quaff.

History:

Rock & Rye is a generic term for a style of traditional American liqueur made with a rye whiskey base infused with fruit and sugar, often bottled with pieces of fruit in the bottle. This was inspired by the flavour of one of these liqueurs: Jacquin's Rock & Rye, produced by Charles Jacquin et Cie Inc., "America's Oldest Cordial Producer" until circa 2009.

Classically, a "Rock & Rye Cocktail" is mixed with rock & rye liqueur as an ingredient. For example, Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide includes a Rock & Rye Cocktail, a Rock & Rye Cooler, and a Rock & Rye Toddy, all made with rock & rye liqueur as an ingredient.

ROCK & RYE COCKTAIL.
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1 oz rock & rye
1 oz white port
½ oz dry vermouth

Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Rock 'n' Rye contains 159 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 21.63% alc./vol. (43.26° proof)
  • 18.4 grams of pure alcohol
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