Classic
Diamondback
Rye + applejack stir
A potent three-spirit classic built from rye, applejack, and Yellow Chartreuse. Originally documented in Ted Saucier's Bottoms Up (1951), credited to the Diamondback Lounge at Baltimore's Lord Baltimore Hotel, and revived by the modern Pegu Club / PDT generation. Equal parts construction puts rye's spice, applejack's apple-orchard warmth, and Yellow Chartreuse's honey-saffron herbal complexity into close conversation. Yellow Chartreuse, not Green — Green pushes the drink into Last Word territory and loses the honey character that defines this drink.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Rye
- 0.75 oz Applejack
- 0.75 oz Yellow Chartreuse
Method
- 1 Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
- 2 Stir for 25-30 seconds until very well-chilled.
- 3 Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4 No garnish.