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Simpatico, rye cocktail

This a an Italian-accented variation of Old Pal, a Prohibition era recipe which used Canadian whiskey and dry vermouth. The lemon juice is our idea as a balance to the sweeter vermouth and to emphasize the bitter taste of the Campari. Simpatico 1 1/2 rye whiskey 1/2 sweet vermouth 1/2 Campari bitters 1/4 ounce lemon juice Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass with several ice cubes. Stir evenly for 15 seconds until thoroughly chilled….

 

Sweet ‘n’ Sloe , sloe gin cocktail

For our fifth and next-to-final riff for Negroni Week, we’ve gone to a slightly fruiter mix. Sloe gins are infused with the ripe plums of that name and a touch of sugar. This gin appears often in cocktails created in the late 1800s and early 1900s, particularly in England. To balance the sweeter spirit, we replaced sweet vermouth with Lillet Blanc, a drier vermouth. Campari’s bitter tones blend well in this. Sweet ‘n’…

 

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