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Produced by Aimee Nishitoba, Photo by Christie Vuong, Food Styling by Eshun Mot, Prop Styling by Nicole Billark.
Although we used brandy for this fall-inspired cocktail, swapping in calvados would dial up the autumn vibes even further.
3/4 oz 100% rye whiskey
3/4 oz brandy or Calvados
3/4 oz sweet red vermouth
1/2 oz maraschino or cherry liqueur
1 good cocktail cherry, for garnish
Stir rye with brandy, vermouth, maraschino liqueur and some ice in a cocktail shaker with a long spoon for 30 to 45 sec. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with one or two cocktail cherries on a pick.
Find good quality cocktail cherry brands at Italian grocers (look for Toschi or Fabbri), cocktail-supply stores (Luxardo) or Loblaws (PC Black Label).
A National Magazine Award-winning writer, Christine Sismondo has been writing about spirits, cocktails, bars, and history for publications including Chatelaine, Sharp and the LCBO's Food & Drink for over twenty years. She’s also the Academy Chair for Canada East for World’s 50 Best Bars, author of America Walks into a Bar (2011), Prohibition, a six-part podcast series for Wondery’s American History Tellers and, most recently, Cocktails, A Still Life.