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American Trilogy

Contemporary classic · Hall of Fame and must know/try · Nightcap/sipping

4.2 119 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Applejack brandy
1 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/4 oz Brown sugar syrup
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of fat and long orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 159 calories

History

Smashing a sugar cube and stirring into a paste is time-consuming. Sugar syrup is an alternative, adjustable from 5ml to 10ml for personal taste. Syrup allows consistency, creating a delicious, subtly cider-influenced Rye Old-Fashioned.

This recipe is adapted from a creation by Richard Boccato and Michael McIlroy in 2006 at Milk & Honey in New York City. By 2007, it was a staple at the sibling bar Little Branch, and American Trilogy remains a popular cocktail at Attaboy, the establishment now occupying the former Milk & Honey site. Originally prepared in the glass with a sugar cube, it was made with three American ingredients, leading to its name: rye whisky, applejack, and Regan's Orange Bitters.

Also known as Rye Old-Fashioned · Created by Michael McIlroy