on the avenue

1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
1/2 oz Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey
1 oz Cinzano Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Campari
1/2 oz Cynar

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish orange oil from a twist.Two Saturdays, I finally visited Equal Measure when they were formally open. I say it that way since I had been in the space back in mid-November for a Dale DeGroff and Hendrick's private event that featured Dale's new aperitivo that was launching and a taste of his amaro that was still in prototype form. For a first drink, I asked bartender Eliza Hoar who came to the East Coast after bartending in San Diego at places like the Noble Experiment for the On the Avenue. This Boulevardier riff was subtitled "equal measures are everywhere", and the split Campari-Cynar bitter component was one that I last saw in the Rosales. In the glass, the On the Avenue began with an orange, Cognac, and herbal aroma. Next, grape and caramel notes on the sip strolled into Cognac, a hint of rye, bitter orange, and bitter herbal flavors on the swallow.