Ingredients
- 2 oz
- Rye whiskey
- 0.5 oz
- Faccia Brutto Carciofo
- 0.75 oz
- Sweet vermouth
- —
- Brandied cherry
Glass: Coupe
Garnish: Brandied cherry
Build
- Combine all liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir 30 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Drop in a brandied or Luxardo cherry.
Saunders' 2005 creation at Pegu Club, served here with Faccia Brutto Carciofo in place of Cynar. The artichoke base adds vegetal bitterness without weight; the rye holds the spine. Up, with brandied cherries.