My Only Weakness

My Only Weakness
1½ oz Bulleit bourbon
¾ oz Carpano Antica
¾ oz Ramazzotti

Stir and serve and serve over one big effing ice cube.

My friends and I would often comment that a bourbon like Bulleit is best compared to a Corvette: plenty of straight-line speed, not a lot of nimble-ness in the turns. In this cocktail, that raw American straight-line speed is balanced by Italian engineering. The Carpano provides a pleasing jammy quality while the Ramazzotti provides caramel. All together, it turns into a sophisticated rendition of a whiskey and coke.