Barrell Dovetail Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Optional finishing
Method
Cocktail
Chill glass
Place a rocks glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water to chill while you prepare the cocktail.
Combine ingredients
In a mixing glass add 2 oz rye whiskey, 0.75 oz barrel-aged sweet vermouth, 0.25 oz dry vermouth, 0.25 oz orange curaçao, 0.25 oz maple syrup, and 2 dashes of bitters.
Prepare glass
Discard ice water from the chilled rocks glass and add a single large ice cube (or several large cubes).
Strain
Double-strain the mixed cocktail into the chilled rocks glass over the large ice cube using a julep strainer and a fine mesh strainer (or a single Hawthorne if you don't have both).
Finish (optional)
If using, lightly spritz about 0.1 oz barrel-aged oloroso or tawny sherry over the top of the cocktail by pouring a small amount from a spoon held above the glass, or float it gently on the surface.
Garnish
Express the oils from an orange peel over the surface by holding the peel skin-side down about 3 inches above the drink and giving it a firm twist. Run the peel around the rim and drop it into the glass. Add a luxardo cherry if desired.
Serve
Serve immediately. Sip slowly to appreciate the interplay of rye spice, barrel-aged vermouth richness, citrus notes from curaçao and orange oil, and the subtle sweetness from maple.