Eighty Men, One Woman
Overproof rye, dry vermouth and a saline dash, served brutally cold — the Chicago trading floor
Her first job was on a Chicago trading floor: eighty men, one woman, adrenaline in place of air.
Why this cocktail? Eighty men, one woman, adrenaline instead of air. High proof, bone dry, no sugar to hide behind.
The Story
She calls that room a crucible, and it is where the steel got tested before any of the rest of it — consulting, Marsh, Freeman — was on the table. This drink does not soften anything: high-proof rye, bone-dry vermouth, a saline dash for the adrenaline, and no sugar anywhere to make it easier to swallow.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 2 oz overproof rye
- 0.5 oz dry vermouth
- 2 drops saline solution
- 1 dash orange bitters
- Lemon peel
Preparation
- 1.Stir rye, vermouth, saline and bitters over ice until very cold.
- 2.Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora.
- 3.Express a lemon peel over the surface and discard.
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