If you feel a certain connection to Toby Keith’s “Whiskey Girl” or perhaps you’ve never even heard of that song and still just enjoy a good whiskey soda, then you should totally try this 200 calorie concoction called Rye’s Rain.  It will have you singing some kind of tune, that’s certain!

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Ingredients:

  • ¾ ounce whiskey (preferable rye)
  • 1 ½ tsp. maple syrup
  • 1 ½ ounces apple cider
  • juice from one orange slice
  • orange peel

 

Preparation:

1)   Combine whiskey, maple syrup, apple cider and orange juice in a cocktail shaker

2)   Shake, then pour into a martini glass

3)   Garnish with an orange peel twist

4)   Enjoy!

 

*Makes one cocktail