CLASSIC · RYE WHISKEY

Remember the Maine

Name: Remember the Maine
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye Whiskey; 22.5 ml Sweet Vermouth; 15 ml Cherry Liqueur; 7.5 ml Absinthe; Lemon Zest

A brooding, spirit-forward stirred cocktail born from the golden age of American drinking, balancing robust rye with sweet vermouth and cherry liqueur, finished with a ghostly absinthe rinse.

Ingredients

Rye Whiskey60 ml

Sweet Vermouth22.5 ml

Cherry Liqueur15 ml

Absinthe7.5 ml

Lemon Zest

Glassware

coupe

Chilled.

Flavor

Anise · Black pepper · Caramel · Cherry · Oak

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Pour the absinthe into a chilled coupe glass and swirl to coat the entire interior. Discard the excess absinthe and set the glass aside.
2
Combine the rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and cherry liqueur in a mixing glass.
3
Fill the mixing glass three-quarters full with ice.
4
Stir continuously for approximately 30 seconds until well chilled and properly diluted.
5
Strain into the absinthe-rinsed coupe glass.
6
Express the oils from a strip of lemon zest over the surface of the drink, then discard or drape on the rim as garnish.

From the Bartender

The Remember the Maine was popularized by Charles H. Baker Jr. in his 1939 travelogue 'The Gentleman's Companion'; he recommended stirring it 'with a heartful of something or other' - the absinthe rinse is essential and should not be skipped, as it frames the entire aromatic experience of the drink.

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