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    The Full Shelves

    Rye old fashioned with maple, toasted caraway & orange peel — a 2:30 AM bread-truck toast

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    Why this cocktail? It's the predawn bread-truck toast — substantial, unhurried, made for the people who show up.

    The Story

    Ryan's father stocked Martin's Potato Rolls before sunrise while competitors dropped and left. This rye old fashioned is that shift in a glass — rye and caraway for New Jersey bakery air, maple for the slow sweetness of work nobody is watching, and orange peel for the first light coming up over the parking lot.

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    Prep: 4 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz rye whiskey
    • 0.25 oz maple syrup
    • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
    • Pinch toasted caraway seeds
    • Orange peel

    Preparation

    1. 1.Lightly muddle caraway with maple in a mixing glass.
    2. 2.Add rye and bitters; stir with ice.
    3. 3.Strain over a large cube.
    4. 4.Express orange peel and drop in.