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No. 49 · Christmas Classics with a Twist
The Christmas Eve Red-Eye
The overnight flight Santa takes once a year.
Serves1
GlassChilled coupe
Difficulty2 of 3
Sweet / Strong2 / 4
CostMid
Make-aheadChill coupes; sugar rosemary ahead
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz rye whiskey
- 0.5 oz spiced rum
- 0.5 oz maraschino liqueur
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 barspoon (0.25 oz) syrup from a jar of Luxardo-style cherries
- 4 dashes orange bitters
- Garnish: 2 dark cocktail cherries and a sugared rosemary sprig on a gold pick; an orange peel
Build
- Chill the coupe in the freezer.
- Shake rye, spiced rum, maraschino, lemon, cherry syrup and bitters hard with ice for 12 seconds.
- Double-strain into the coupe.
- Express the orange peel over the top and rest it on the rim; lay the cherry-and-rosemary pick across the glass.
Zero-proof twin
2 oz non-alcoholic whiskey alternative, 0.5 oz tart cherry juice, 0.5 oz lemon, 0.25 oz cherry syrup, orange peel.Prep. sugared rosemary: dip sprigs in simple syrup, roll in sugar, dry 1 hour.
Batch for 8. 12 oz rye, 4 oz spiced rum, 4 oz maraschino, 4 oz lemon, 2 oz cherry syrup, 1 tbsp orange bitters and 6 oz cold water; chill and pour 4 oz per coupe.