Fools & Horses’ Before the War Whiskey Cocktail
Photo: Jordan Hughes/@highproofpreacher
A rye-bourbon cocktail with layers of flavor.
Collin Nicholas, owner of Fools & Horses in Portland, was looking to create a whiskey cocktail that, according to him, “offered both texture and well-defined layers of flavor.” He found it by using a tawny port and Campari to enhance the split-base of rye and bourbon.
Ingredients
- 1 oz. bourbon
- 1 oz. rye whiskey
- 3/4 oz. China China
- 1/2 oz. tawny port
- 1/4 oz. white crème de cacao
- 1/4 oz. Campari
- Tools:mixing glass, barspoon, strainer
- Glass:Old Fashioned
Preparation
Combine all of the ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Stir to chill, then strain into an ice-filled glass.