The Noble Ape

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Prep: 5 mins Cook: None Serves: 1 Source: Family recipe

Ingredients

  • 60ml rye whiskey (2 oz)
  • 15ml Lillet Blanc (1/2 oz)
  • 15ml sweet vermouth (1/2 oz)
  • 15ml fresh lemon juice (1/2 oz)
  • 7ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur plus a splash of Luxardo cherry syrup (1/4 oz)
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • Ice, for shaking
  • Garnish: orange peel around the rim, and a Luxardo cherry

Instructions

  1. Rub an orange peel around the rim of a chilled coupe.
  2. Combine rye, Lillet Blanc, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, Luxardo maraschino, and orange bitters in a shaker with ice.
  3. Shake until well-chilled.
  4. Strain into the prepared coupe.
  5. Drop in a Luxardo cherry.
Wine Pairing: N/A