Archibald's Last Memory
Ingredients
- 2 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
- 1⁄6 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method:
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into chilled glass. (No ice in glass.)
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
History:
Adapted from a recipe which originated at the Flatiron Lounge in New York City circa 2010.
Review:
This drink is so spirituous that it may have finished Archibald off, but at least his last drink was a proper sharpener. Then again, the perceived health-giving herbal benefits of Fernet and Bénédictine combined in such a dosage would have perhaps got him back on his feet.
We prefer this cocktail served on-the-rocks as the dilution takes the edge off the spirituous attack and opens the cocktail, releasing more of its delicate herbal complexity.
