Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
1 1⁄2 oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
1 1⁄2 oz | Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine |
1⁄6 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
Garnish: Lemon & orange zest twists
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (or straight-up in a coupe).
Boozy and complex with delicate fruit, spice and bitterness. A very agreeable late-night tipple.
Adapted from a recipe (served straight-up) in the 1941 book Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion.
Home on the Range
Crosby Gaige, Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion, 1941
½ part Rye Whiskey
1/2part Dubonnet
3 dashes Cointreau
Dash of Angostura Bitters
1 piece Lemn peel
1 piece Orange peel
Shake with cracked ice and strain into cocktail glass.
This cocktail was a favourite of the late Sasha Petraske who served it over a chunk of block ice in a rocks glass based on bourbon rather than straight rye and with sweet vermouth in place of Dubonnet: 60ml bourbon, 7.5ml triple sec, 7.5ml sweet vermouth and 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
One serving of Home On The Range contains 147 calories
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