ontario

1 oz Rye Whiskey (Old Overholt 86°)
1 oz Applejack (Laird's Bonded)
3/4 oz Fernet Branca
1/4 oz Simple Syrup

Build in an old fashioned glass, add ice, stir to mix and chill, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Fridays after I got home from my bartending shift, I fired up the Bartender's Choice app, and the Ontario called out to me. Sam Ross created this as "an apple brandy twist on the classic Toronto" at Manhattan's Attaboy in 2018, and it pleasantly reminded me of Yvonne's Toronto that had an apple brandy and Genever base. In the glass, the Ontario released an orange, apple, and minty aroma to the nose. Next, caramel on the sip opened up to rye, apple, and bitter menthol flavors on the swallow.