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Holiday cocktails. (Photo, Roberto Caruso.)
2 oz rye
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 to 6 dashes Angostura bitters
maraschino cherry, to granish
slice of orange, to garnish
ice cubes
FILL a lowball glass with ice cubes. Add rye, simple syrup and Angostura bitters. Stir well.
GARNISH with maraschino cherry and orange.
Simple syrup: Boil 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a small pot until sugar dissolves. Store in fridge up to two months.
Cocktail math: 1 oz = 2 tbsp.