American Trilogy (2007)
The low calorie, manly cocktail. (Richard Boccato & Mickey McIlroy, Little Branch)
1 oz. applejack
1 oz. rye whiskey
one brown (raw) sugar cube
two dashes of orange bitters (1:1 Fee Bros. West Indian Orange Bitters : Regan’s)
To make: Build in a whiskey glass. Saturate the sugar cube with the bitters, and gently muddle in order to create a slightly granulated paste. Add rye and applejack, and rock ice. Garnish with an orange twist. “This alternative to the Old Fashioned comes in at 152 calories,” says Present, “and brown [raw] sugar is healthier than white sugar due to its higher mineral content.”
Photo by Isaac Rosenthal
