11051 Carmen Amaya Under 5 mins Under 5 mins 1 drink Thu Oct 11 14:22:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 00:51:21 -0700 2007 CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/11051 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:51:21 GMT Created by CHOW columnist Jordan Mackay Created by CHOW columnist Jordan Mackay. Jordan Mackay not only writes The Juice for us each week, but he also has a side job as a bartender at San Francisco’s Cantina. During his limited downtime, he managed to create this refined cocktail.

What to buy: Amontillado sherry is a medium sherry that has a slight nutty flavor. It can be found at most liquor stores.

Rye is considered to be the first American whiskey, but it tends not to be as popular as other whiskeys. There are a number of high-end ryes available at good liquor stores, but Jordan uses Old Overholt here.

When a recipe calls for orange bitters, we turn to Regan’s brand; it can be found at specialty liquor stores.

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  • Chill one (6-ounce) cocktail glass.
  • In a cocktail shaker, combine basil and sherry and muddle until leaves are bruised and slightly broken up. Add rye, lemon juice, Cointreau, and orange bitters. Fill the shaker with ice. Close the shaker and shake vigorously 20 times.
  • Strain into the chilled glass, garnish with basil leaf or orange twist, and serve.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com Jordan Mackay 41 Drink 67 5 fresh, blemish-free basil leaves, plus 1 leaf for garnish

    ]]>     3/4 ounce amontillado sherry

    ]]>     1 1/2 ounces Old Overholt rye

    ]]>     43 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice

    ]]>     3/4 ounce Cointreau

    ]]>     Dash orange bitters**

    ]]>     Ice

    ]]>     48 Orange twist, for garnish

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