Junior

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz. (45 ml) Rittenhouse 100 proof Rye Whiskey
  • 1/2 oz. (15 ml) Bénédictine D.O.M.
  • 3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1 sugar:water)
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Instructions

Shake and strain

Verdict

Kind of brackish. It doesn't need more sweetness, but it needs more flavor of sweetness. The rye brings backbone, but the flavor is lost to the lime. It reminds me of fernet branca, but without the mint.

Adding some water actually helps mellow it out a bit. Maybe it should have been served with ice, to allow more dilution over time.

Score

3/10

Notes

a.k.a "quick recovery"

Glassware

Nick & Nora

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