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A cocktail garnished with an orange rim against a red-and-white background

The Toronto Cocktail

This vintage cocktail, made with rye whisky and Fernet-Branca, was all the rage in 1920s Toronto.

Ingredients

  • ice
  • 2 oz Canadian rye whisky
  • ½ oz Fernet-Branca
  • ¼ oz maple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • orange peel for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Half-fill mixing glass with ice. Top with whisky, Fernet-Branca, maple syrup and bitters. Stir to chill. Strain into Martini glass, twist orange peel overtop to release essential oil, then garnish rim with peel.