Old Pal
A drier, rye-based variation of the Boulevardier.
BitterDrySpiced
Ingredients
- Rye Whiskey1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Dry Vermouth0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Campari0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a coupe.
- Garnish with a lemon twist.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten, Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Old Pal is a drier, all-whiskey cousin of the Boulevardier — rye, dry vermouth and Campari — credited to Harry MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris and recorded in his 1920s books. It shares the Negroni's bittersweet backbone in a leaner, more austere form.
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