Cocktail recipe

Algonquin

A shaken cocktail featuring Rye whiskey, Vermouth Bianco, Pineapple Syrup.

Algonquin cocktail

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Rye Whiskey
  • 22.5 ml Vermouth Bianco
  • 22.5 ml Pineapple Syrup
  • 1 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Method

  1. Add Rye Whiskey, Vermouth Bianco, Pineapple Syrup and Peychaud's Bitters to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Double-strain through a cocktail strainer and a fine sieve into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Optional garnish: lemon twist.

Story

Named after the Algonquin Hotel, home of the literary Round Table in the 1920s, which was, ironically, a dry hotel during Prohibition.