2018 Arizona Statehood Cocktail Recipe

Cocktail Drinks Whiskey

A modern version of the 1910 original.

Photography By Mike Portt | May 15, 2018

Ingredients

½ ounce Lillet Rouge
1 ounce Rittenhouse Rye whiskey
½ ounce Iconic Cocktail Company ginga syrup
¼ ounce Small Hand Foods gum syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Canada Dry tonic water
Brandy-soaked cherry
Dried orange slice

Preparation

Mix together Lillet, whiskey, ginga and gum syrups and bitters in a Collins glass.

Fill the rest of the glass with Canada Dry tonic water and stir.

Serve garnished with brandy-soaked cherry and dried orange slice.

About this recipe

Courtesy of Joshua James, Clever Koi.

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