As Michael Murphy has tried to emphasize using local sources in his constructions, he very much wanted me to incorporate that premise into his cocktail. So I turned to New York Distilling’s Brooklyn-made rye to reboot a version of the old Liberal cocktail.

The (Improved) Liberal Cocktail

2 oz. Ragtime Rye, New York Distilling 0.5 oz. sweet vermouth 0.25 oz. Bigallet China-China Amer 3 dashes Pernod Absinthe

Ingredients

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass over ice and strain into a double old-fashioned glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

The (Improved) Liberal Cocktail

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