Rye & Dry

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
4 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare orange slice for garnish.
  3. POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.
  4. Briefly STIR.
  5. Garnish with orange slice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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History:

So named due being straight rye whiskey served with Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

Nutrition:

One serving of Rye & Dry contains 150 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 9.86% alc./vol. (9.86° proof)
  • 17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Alex Bush’s Avatar Alex Bush
5th June 2024 at 06:32
Before I even got into mixology, two of my go-to drinks to accompany popcorn and a movie were Crown Royal/ginger ale and Hennessy/ginger ale. I think I will have to add this into the rotation - made with Old Forester rye and Canada Dry and it's delicious.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
26th March 2024 at 17:43
Dad's Hat pretty much overpowers the Fever Tree Refreshingly Light Ginger Ale... That rye does work wonders with Fever Tree Ginger Beer though. A little more sweet and spice required.
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Olga María Gómez Henderson’s Avatar Olga María Gómez Henderson
30th December 2023 at 12:39
This highball is more tasteful than It looks. Not for people with a sweet tooth though.
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Jakub Piechowicz ’s Avatar Jakub Piechowicz
18th November 2023 at 19:14
Just drinking one right now (with James e pepper 1776 rye barrel proof and fever tree ginger beer). Fantastic, spicy, complex and huge coctail.
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Chris Lamb’s Avatar Chris Lamb
6th June 2022 at 10:44
Is this the right photo? "Serve in a Collins glass [..] into ice-filled glass", yet I see a coupe. :)
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Paloma Difford’s Avatar Paloma Difford
6th June 2022 at 11:41
Hi Chris, oops, no that's not the right photo, many thanks for spotting it. It should be served in an ice-filled Collins glass...we'll be adding this to our next photoshoot.
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