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

Ingredients

⁵⁄₆ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

⁵⁄₆ fl oz

Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur

⁵⁄₆ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Cola

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage.

Method

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.

Garnish

Finish with rest of garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
13.87% alc./vol. (27.73° proof)
21.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 25w

Third Favourite Fruit Cup. Something musty and green at the back which makes it intriguing, though not the tastiest. I used Jack Daniel's Bonded Rye which has a 70% rye mashbill and hence tastes more intensely rye-like than something like Rittenhouse, etc.

Martin Widdicks 1y

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 Verified User Premium Member 1y

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

John CARR Premium Member 2y

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 Premium Member 2y

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.

Brian Chassee 5y

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

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

5/6oz equals 25ml which is a very common measure in UK and Europe. You could buy an Easy Jigger from us, or measure 2/3oz (20ml) and add a bar spoon (5ml).

Brian Chassee 5y

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!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

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.