Algonquin

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Rye whiskey e.g. Rittenhouse, Bulleit Rye, Old Overholt
  • 22.5 ml Dry vermouth e.g. Noilly Prat, Dolin Dry
  • 22.5 ml Pineapple juice

Preparation

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Don't know how? Pour the drink through a strainer (or the built-in strainer on your shaker) to catch the ice and any solids.

Origin Story

The Algonquin cocktail is said to have been created in the 1920s at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, where it became a favorite among the literary crowd of the time.

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