Name: Archibald's Last Memory
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Fernet liqueur; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Photographed in an

UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz	Fernet Branca liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
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Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass (no ice).

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

This drink is so spirituous that it may have finished Archibald off, but at least his last drink was a proper sharpener. Then again, the perceived health-giving herbal benefits of Fernet and Bénédictine combined in such a dosage would have perhaps got him back on his feet.

We prefer this cocktail served on-the-rocks as the dilution takes the edge off the spirituous attack and opens the cocktail, releasing more of its delicate herbal complexity.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe which originated at the Flatiron Lounge in New York City circa 2010.

Nutrition:

One serving of Archibald's Last Memory contains 226 calories.

Alcohol content:

2.4 standard drinks
36.01% alc./vol. (72.02° proof)
34.2 grams of pure alcohol

Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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