A friendly greeting because you know we ALWAYS love to see you, but ‘Old Pal’ is also the name of this simple three-ingredient whiskey cocktail.⁠ ⁠

Created by world-famous bartender Harry MacElhone in Paris during the 1920s, it’s very closely related to another MacElhone invention – the Boulevardier.⁠ ⁠

Where the Boulevardier calls for bourbon and sweet vermouth, the Old Pal uses rye whiskey and dry vermouth.⁠ ⁠ Traditionally made using equal measures of each ingredient, the recipe we’re using here increases the whiskey and uses less of the rest which makes for a boozier sip.

Try it both ways and let us know which you prefer!⁠ ⁠

It’s made for us here by one of our very own Old Pals – bartender Ryan Adair, AKA Instagram’s @curious_concoctions.⁠ ⁠

Were you familiar with this classic?

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Recipe: –

45ml Rye Whiskey

15ml Dry Vermouth

15ml Bitter Liqueur

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass.

Express the oils from an orange peel across the top of the drink, then garnish with an orange twist.