Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Name: Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 tsp Rich Simple Syrup; 2 oz Two Eagles Prospect Reserve Whiskey; .25 oz Maraschino Liqueur; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 1 dash(es) Absinthe

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By Chef Tipsy and the Mixologist

Submitted on: January 18, 2024

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Thank you, Two Eagles Distillery, the 7 year Prospect Reserve is delicious. credits Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tenders Guide, 1876 During this time period came a new ingredient: Absinthe. A faddish in the 1870s and 1880s

Ingredients

1 tsp
Rich Simple Syrup

2 oz
Two Eagles Prospect Reserve Whiskey

.25 oz
Maraschino Liqueur

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 dash(es)
Absinthe

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Peel

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 30% ABV (estimate)

By Chef Tipsy and the Mixologist

"The cocktail, an amalgam of unique culinary traditions cobbled together in the glass, like jazz,"

Sometimes the cocktails are complicated and the syrups are simple

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Stir in a mixing glass. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass. Squeeze lemon peel over surface of cocktail and rub around rim of glass. Optionally - absinthe rinse glass

Editor's Note

A classic 1876 riff that elevates the Old Fashioned with a whisper of absinthe and the nutty sweetness of maraschino. The 7-year whiskey provides a robust, oak-forward foundation.