Habitant
Ingredients
- 2 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
- 4 drop Bob's Abbotts bitters
- 1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Habitant contains 192 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottom's Up where this cocktail is credited to Larry Denis, Head Bartender at the Seigniory Club, The Log Chateau, Quebec, Canada.
Review:
Your choice of whisky and bitters (I use Bob's Abbotts) will make or break this potentially brilliant whisky sour. Maple syrup should be in more sours.
