Old Pal
The Old Pal is a bitter spirit-forward cocktail made with Rye Whiskey, Campari and Dry Vermouth. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 23% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 23% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Bitter
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 30mlRye Whiskey
- 30mlCampari
- 30mlDry Vermouth
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Old Pal
Harry MacElhone printed it in 1922, crediting William 'Sparrow' Robertson, sports editor of the New York Herald in Paris.
Missing something?
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Bourbon (Softer and sweeter than rye's spice)
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (A bourbon: softer and sweeter than rye)
- No Campari? Use Aperol (Lighter, sweeter and less bitter)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Bianco Vermouth (Sweeter)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Lillet Blanc (Fruitier and sweeter)
All swaps for Rye Whiskey, Campari and Dry Vermouth
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