Scofflaw

A tart, rosy Prohibition-era whiskey sour built on an equal-parts spine of rye and dry vermouth, brightened with lemon and sweetened with grenadine, then sharpened by a dash of orange bitters. It first appeared in print in Harry MacElhone's 1927 "Barflies and Cocktails," credited to a bartender named Jock at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. Its name nods to the 1920s slang for a defiant illegal drinker — a wink the cocktail still wears proudly.

ClassicLow ABV

Ingredients

  • 1.25 ozRye Whiskey
  • 1.25 ozDry Vermouth
  • 0.5 ozLemon Juice
  • 0.5 ozGrenadine
  • 1 dashOrange Bitters

Garnish: Lemon Peel

Preparation

Shaken · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Add the rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, and orange bitters to a cocktail shaker.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Fill with ice and shake well until thoroughly chilled.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Fine-strain into a chilled coupe glass, served up.

  4. 4.

    express

    Express a lemon twist over the surface to perfume the drink.

  5. 5.

    garnish

    Drop the lemon twist in as garnish.

Flavor Profile

herbal
29%
dilution
28%
spiced
26%
sweet
20%
citrus
20%
fruity
20%
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