Video Cocktail: Dad, I Got You Some Whiskey - Archibald's Last Memory

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Rebecca Orchant suggests you don’t be an ingrate this Father’s Day, and put a cocktail in dad’s hand.
By Rebecca Orchant

Your dad does not want another tie. Please, don’t get him any more golf clubs or Malcolm Gladwell books either. Give the man the kind of cocktail he deserves. One that puts hair on your chest and pep in your step. And while you’re at it, give your mother one too!

I wish I could say my Sidekick or I invented this recipe. To be honest, I cannot seem to figure out the origin of this cocktail. It does, however, seem to be making the rounds of quiet, dark, moody little cocktail lounges all over New York City. The quiet, dark, moody little cocktail lounge where we were introduced to this drink is called Dram – a delight in a sea of overpriced, over-styled, overblown meat markets. It exists on the same block in Williamsburg as Pies n’ Thighs, the best chicken biscuit this side of the Mason-Dixon.

At Dram, my Sidekick ordered a bartender’s choice with Rye, spirit-forward, as he is wont to do. The lovely, capable, tattooed girl behind the bar brought him Archibald’s Last Memory. It was so delicious and so unlike anything we’re currently drinking that my wonderful, obsessive Sidekick purchased each ingredient and went to work re-creating it.

Archibald’s Last Memory

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Author: Unknown, recreated by Sean Gardner
Total Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 1 1x

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Description

Buyer beware: one of these will make you feel drunk.

Ingredients

Units Scale

2 oz. (60 ml) Rye Whiskey
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Luxardo Fernet
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Benedictine
1 barspoon Maraschino
Ice

Instructions

Crack a few ice cubes and put them in your mixing glass.
Add rye, Fernet, Benedictine and Maraschino.
Stir to combine and chill.
Strain into a cold glass and get a little drunk.

Prep Time: 2 mins
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Category: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cocktail
Calories: 170

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Luxardo Fernet and how does it affect this cocktail?

Luxardo Fernet is an Italian herbal amaro — bitter, minty, and complex. The recipe uses 1/2 oz alongside Benedictine to add herbal depth to the 2 oz rye whiskey base. It is a supporting player, keeping the drink spirit-forward with just a layer of bitterness.

Why stir this cocktail rather than shake it?

All four ingredients are spirits or liqueurs with no juice, cream, or egg. Stirring (cracking ice in a mixing glass, then stirring to chill and dilute) preserves the cocktail’s silky, spirit-forward texture. Shaking would make it cloudy and over-diluted.