Name: Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 25 ml Orange Curaçao; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 50 ml Ginger ale; 50 ml Cola

Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5)
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
⁵⁄₆ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Cola (e.g. Coca-Cola or Pepsi)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage.
POUR all ingredients into glass.
Half fill glass with ice.
Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish
Fill to brim with ice.
Finish with rest of garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Whisky works brilliantly in a fruit cup, arguably even better than gin. The spice and robustness of American rye whiskey adds a pleasing backbone to this long refreshing summery cocktail.

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History:

Created in June 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England. For more recipes and history see Fruit Cups and Pimm's.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5) contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
13.88% alc./vol. (13.88° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Martin Widdicks

18th November 2024 at 16:14

Used this for a Bonfire Night party and it was very well received. Simon would probably not approve but I mixed the fruit garnish with the spirits in advance and it really added to the flavour. Then to serve I just topped up with the Ginger Ale and Cola.

A great drink, thanks Simon.

Simon Difford

18th November 2024 at 17:16

Sounds like a method I should adopt. Pleased to hear they went down well.

John CARR

21st April 2024 at 11:47

Agreed, the whisky versions of this excellent and versatile recipe - it just calls out for creative experimentation - really work superbly well. I believe I had a whisker of gin left in the glass when I retried with rye; the result was not displeasing ;). Fresh herbs, fruits and berries for garnish also make this special.

John CARR

21st April 2024 at 11:49

J avoid purchasing commercial colas to not support global megacorps - made a chinotto-like drink from 3.5:1 soda water to Abano amaro and a dash of sugar syrup. Went scant on this and heavy on the ginger ale, as noted by previous commentators.

Anonymous

19th July 2021 at 19:47

how do we measure 5/6 ounce easily? are there jiggers for that I don't know about?

Simon Difford

20th July 2021 at 16:11

Our transatlantic shipping is frustratingly presently many times the cost of an Easy Jigger but we hope to have US distribution. Perhaps also buy some for friends as same shipping cost for 1 or 10.

Brian Chassee

20th July 2021 at 14:24

I didn't realize I commented anonymously and unsure if you will see this but thanks for the reply. I'm in the land of the freedom unit. Will check out the easy jigger. Thanks!