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The American Trilogy is a modern American riff on the Old Fashioned, replacing sugar with apple brandy to create a spirit-forward cocktail that blends rye whiskey, apple brandy, and orange bitters.
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Select a rocks glass.
Add 1 ½ oz rye whiskey, apple ½ oz brandy and 2 dashes orange bitters to the glass.
Add ice and stir gently until properly chilled and diluted.
Express the oils from an orange twist over the drink and place it in the glass.
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The American Trilogy is a modern American riff on the Old Fashioned, replacing sugar with apple brandy to create a spirit-forward cocktail that blends rye whiskey, apple brandy, and orange bitters. Created in the early 2000s, it highlights classic American spirits in a bold yet balanced expression with subtle fruit, spice, and citrus oils.
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