Brooklyn
[Death & Co]
Fancy-Free
Double Rocks
Ingredients
- 2 oz
- Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey
- 1⁄2 oz
- Luxardo Maraschino Originale Liqueur
- 1 dash
- Angostura aromatic bitters
- 1 dash
- Death & Co House Orange Bitters
- 1
- orange twist as garnish
Stir it Up
- Stir all ingredients over ice
- Strain into double rocks glass with one large ice cube
- Garnish with orange twist
Background & History
Originally appearing in "Crosby Gaige’s Cocktail Guide and Ladies’ Companion" in 1941, the Fancy-Free cocktail was likely not created by Gaige, but he's often attributed for naming it. The original recipe: === 1 jigger Fine Arts Whiskey Dash of Angostura Bitters Dash of Orange Bitters 2 dashes maraschino Frost the rim of a cocktail glass with lemon juice and fine sugar. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into prepared glass. === Fine Arts Whiskey is no longer made and is variably substituted with either bourbon or rye.
Notes & Review
An Old Fashioned with maraschino liqueur as the sweetener instead of sugar. Those who like maraschino will enjoy this. If you don't love the flavor, I'd recommend potentially using a 6:1 ratio instead (1 1/2 oz whiskey to 1/4 oz maraschino. Subbing in a bourbon might also sweeten it up a bit more compared to the rye. I, for one, prefer the simpler Old Fashioned.
