Boy Blue Recipe

Nick Caruana
Boy Blue Recipe
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  • Yield:makes 1 cocktail
  • Active time:2 minutes
  • Total time:2 minutes
This recipe appears in:
Classic Drinks: The King Cole Cocktail Will Make You a Merry Old Soul

[Photograph: Nick Caruana]

This riff on the classic King Cole cocktail subs in Hochstadter's Rock and Rye for the bourbon and simple syrup and increases the dose of Fernet Branca. Instead of an orange garnish, you'll add a little orange curaçao.

About the author: Nick Caruana is the author of The Straight Up, where he shares his love of classic and modern cocktails, including a slight obsession with whiskey, bitters and amari. Stalk him on Twitter @The_Straight_Up, Facebook, and other social media outlets.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Hochstadter's Rock and Rye
  • 3/4 ounce Fernet Branca
  • 1/2 ounce Pierre Ferrand dry curaçao
  • Garnish: blueberries on a pick

Directions

  1. 1.

    Fill a mixing glass 2/3 full with ice. Add Rock and Rye, Fernet Branca, and dry curaçao. Stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds.

  2. 2.

    Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with blueberries and serve.

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