The Buildout · Episode 109 · November 2, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min

The American Trilogy (re-run)

We're diving into the archives today at Cocktail College as we resurface an episode and cocktail we think you might have missed first go around: The American Trilogy. We're exploring it with the Applejack-based drink's co-creator, and owner of New York’s Dutch Kills bar and Hundredweight Ice Company, Richie Boccato. Listen on to learn the story behind the American Trilogy and to learn Boccato’s recipe — and don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe! Richie Boccato’s American Triology Recipe    Ingredients    - 1 ounce applejack, such as Laird’s Bottled in Bond  - 1 ounce rye whiskey, such as Michter’s  - 1 cube Demerara sugar  - 2 dashes orange bitters (1:1 mix of Fee Brothers and Regans’)  - 1 splash soda water    Directions    1. Add sugar cube to a chilled Old Fashined glass and saturate with bitters and a splash of soda water.  2. Crush cube using a muddler and work to form a rough paste.  3. Add applejack, rye, and a large, singule cube of ice. Stir a few times to incorporate the sugar paste.   4. Garnish with an orange twist.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.