HWG Spirit Book

AMERICAN WHISKEY

American Whiskey

Editor’s Note: When handed a bottle of Rye, everyone will expect you to make an Old Fashioned. Don’t fall for their basic trap. Class it up with a drink so nice, they named a city after it…

AGAVE SPIRITS AMERICAN WHISKEY

Manhattan 2 oz Rough Rider Cask Strength Rye 1 oz Del Professore Vermouth Rosso 2 dash Amargo Angostura

Stir it, stir it well. Strain it with a classy julep strainer into the classiest coup or stemmed cocktail glass you have. Some people prefer a brandied cherry as garnish, some people think an orange peel expressed over the top is about as classy as it gets. It all depends on the thickness of your moustache and the rarity of the pattern on your bowtie.

SCOTCH •

IRISH WHISK(E)Y

RUM • RHUM • SUGAR CANE

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