Harry's Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Name: Harry's Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz (60 ml) Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur; ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Sugar syrup; 2 dash Lucid Absinthe Superieure; 2 dash Angostura or other aromatic bitters

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Method: stir
Glass: Old-fashioned glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Lemon zest twist
ABV: 24%

Ingredients

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) — 2 oz (60 ml)
Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur — ¼ oz (7.5 ml)
Sugar syrup — ¼ oz (7.5 ml)
Lucid Absinthe Superieure — 2 dash
Angostura or other aromatic bitters — 2 dash

How to make it

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).
Strain into a glass filled with ice (preferably on a block of ice).

A classic cocktail with whiskey and aromatic bitters.

Updated October 5, 2026