Carmen Amaya Recipe
By
Jordan Mackay
Total Time:
Under 5 mins
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Active Time:
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Makes:
1 drink
Jordan Mackay not only writes The Juice column for us, 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 slightly 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. Or you can make your own.
INGREDIENTS
- 5 fresh, blemish-free basil leaves, plus 1 leaf for garnish
- 3/4 ounce amontillado sherry
- 1 1/2 ounces Old Overholt rye
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 ounce Cointreau
- Dash orange bitters
- Ice
- Orange twist, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- 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 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.
Paulius is correct: Canadians may make rye, but Americans do too. Jordan has written about it here:
http://www.chow.com/stories/10679
Beg to differ. American rye whiskey is made in Kentucky, along with bourbon. Overholt and Rirrenhouse come to mind. They must be at least 51% rye and are not as sweet as the Canadian wiskeys that are generically refered to as "rye". Recently experienceing a resurgence in popularity, previously teetered on extinction.
Just to put my two cents it (with the queen on the back), Rye is a Canadian Whiskey. I know we are technically North American, but that's like saying Scotch is from the British Isles.