Diamondback
Appearing in Charles Baker's The Gentleman's Companion (1939), the Diamondback is dry and spirit-forward with a complexity that earns its obscurity as a discovery rather than a flaw.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 oz Rittenhouse Straight Rye BiB
- 3/4 oz Laird's Straight Apple Jack 86
- 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse
Method
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with fresh ice and stir for 25-30 seconds until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass. Express a lemon peel over the surface, discard or drop in. No additional garnish is traditional or needed.