THIS is played outThe obnoxious obsession with drinks is PLAYED OUT. GET OVER IT. --Jason
Jason, this is not an obnoxious obsession. This is a quest to invent the first great cocktail since the Sidecar (1918). In other words, as Joe Biden might say, it's a big fucking deal.
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BETA
Polar Vortex
3 oz American rye whiskey
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica)
1/8 ounce Fernet Branca
2 dashes Regans' Orange Bitters
1/8 ounce yellow Chartreuse
Shake the whiskey, vermouth, Fernet Branca, and orange bitters. Swirl the yellow Chartreuse in a chilled martini glass and slowly pour in the arctic cold cocktail. Finish with an orange peel.