Selected Pour
Rye Whiskey, 100 proof
The spine of the drink. Choose a rye with visible pepper and a dry finish — anything soft gets swallowed by the sherry.
- Share
- Measure
- 1.50 oz
- Order
- 4th pour
Recipe No. 041 · Stirred, Spirit-Forward
The Gilded
CompassA rye & amontillado study in five pours
Double Old-Fashioned
Stir · 22 sec
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Dilution ≈ 21%
ABV 27.4%
Read the glass, not the list. Every band below is drawn to true proportion — the height of a colour is its share of the drink. Tap a band or a ledger line to pull its tasting note.
Jigger Ledger — Pour Order
Bar spoon = 1⁄8 oz · Dash ≈ 1⁄32 oz
Fig. 1 — Proportion bands, poured bottom-up. Scale at left reads in fluid ounces.
3.28oz total build
Garnish Notes
- 🍊Orange coin, expressedCut a 40mm disc, skin-side down over the surface. Snap once, rim the glass, then drop.
- 🍒Brandied cherry, spearedAmarena only. Rest the pick on the rim so the stem never touches ice.
- 🌿Thyme sprig, warmedOptional. Pass through a flame for two seconds, no more, and lay it flat.
- 🧂Saline, 3 drops20% solution. Invisible, but it turns the sherry from nutty to savoury.
Glassware & Ice
A 10 oz double old-fashioned with a heavy base. One 2-inch clear cube, tempered under running water for ten seconds before the build.
Chill the glass to 4°C. A warm glass costs you four minutes of the drink's life.
The Build — Four Movements
Print cardStep 01
Season the vessel
Three drops of saline and two dashes of bitters into the empty mixing glass. Roll once so the walls carry the aromatics before any spirit arrives.
Step 02
Build in weight order
Demerara first, then amontillado, then vermouth, then rye. Heaviest sugar at the bottom means the stir does less work and dilutes less.
Step 03
Stir twenty-two
Cracked ice to the shoulder. Twenty-two seconds, bar spoon flat against the wall — you want clarity and roughly 21% dilution, no foam, no chips.
Step 04
Strain & dress
Julep strain over the single cube. Express the orange coin at 10cm, rim, drop. Spear the cherry last so it sits proud of the surface.
Variations From The House Book
Send to bar tablet| Name | Base swap | Modifier | Garnish | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Compass | Bonded bourbon, 1.5 oz | Oloroso, 0.75 oz | Orange coin | Rounder |
| North Sound | Aged rum, 1.5 oz | Amontillado, 0.75 oz | Lime coin | Tropical dry |
| Sexton's Rest | Islay scotch, 1.25 oz | Palo cortado, 1 oz | Thyme sprig | Smoked |
| Low Compass | Zero-proof rye, 1.5 oz | Verjus & tea, 0.75 oz | Cherry | Temperance |
| The Meridian | Cognac VSOP, 1.5 oz | Pedro Ximénez, 0.5 oz | Double coin | Dessert-leaning |