Michael Neff's Bravo Cocktail Recipe

Michael J. Neff
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Michael Neff's Bravo Cocktail Recipe

[Photo: Nicci Silva]

This boozy little cocktail isn't for those who stay safe with a vodka soda. It's the latest in a series of experiments I've conducted using different styles of whiskey in the same drink. I like the interplay between the mild peat flavor of the Sheep Dip with the delicate spice notes of the Templeton Rye.

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Ingredients

  • Ice
  • 1 ounce Sheep Dip Blended Scotch
  • 1 1/2 ounces Templeton Rye
  • 1/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 3 drops absinthe (or put absinthe in atomizer spray bottle)
  • 1 sugar cube

Directions

  1. 1.

    Fill mixing glass with ice. Add scotch, rye, and simple syrup. Stir until very well chilled.

  2. 2.

    Strain into cocktail glass, and spray or drizzle absinthe over the top. Garnish with sugar cube.

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Michael J. Neff Proprietor: Ward III & The Rum House

Since 1995, Michael J. Neff's writing and bartending careers have shadowed one another. He started both in Seattle, WA, sweet-talking his way in to his first bar gig where he was introduced to a theater company who took him on as playwright-in-residence. His plays have been performed around the world, and he is the co-founder of Seattle's 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival. Most of his creative energy these days is applied to building bars. He and his partners opened Ward III in Tribeca and The Rum House in Times Square. His cocktails have been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Penthouse Magazine and, of course, Serious Eats. Mr. Neff is a proud father of two girls, both of whom have cocktails named for them on the Ward III menu. His wife is a very talented chef, and the most patient bar-widow around.

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