Turnpike
Ingredients
- 2⁄3 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 1⁄2 oz Applejack brandy
- 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1⁄6 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA 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 Turnpike contains 115 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe created circa 2007 by Joseph Schwartz at Milk & Honey in New York City.
Joseph's original recipe called for Old Overholt Rye Whiskey from Pennsylvania and Laird's Applejack from New Jersey, so appropriately, this cocktail is named after the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) connecting these two states with New York.
Review:
This recipe is a third of the volume of the original, with the optional additional water only compensating for my use of rich 2:1 sugar syrup (in place of simple syrup).
