Makes 40 strips water 150ml, lukewarm yeast 15g, fresh (or 2 tsp dry yeast) rye flakes 60g rolled oats 50g stoneground rye flour 50g, plus more to dust polenta 50g, or use cornmeal olive oil 75ml, plus more to brush salt 4g Pour the water into a bowl and add the yeast, stirring to dissolve.
Still, the Algonquin is a commendable cocktail: dry vermouth, rye, pineapple juice (it is also $22).
THOSE TWINPILLARS OF THE American bar the dry martini and rye manhattan have stood for generations immutable and fixed, bulwarks in a boozy sea of change.
Blue Bar's Old Fashioned cocktail is excellent, its Manhattans are made with Grand Marnier instead of bitters, and its signature drink, the Algonquin, is a refreshing mix of rye, dry vermouth and pineapple juice.
Zimmerman has the high-proof version of perfect pitch: he knows when to keep it simple (example: the Gold Rush, bourbon with lemon juice and honey) and when to embellish (example: the Hunting Vest, rye and dry vermouth with Campari steeped with cedar).
For whiskey lovers, there's something called the Little Fatso, made with rye whiskey, dry vermouth, Campari and pamplemousse. .
Newer Negroni spin-offs include the Old Pal (Campari, rye whiskey, dry vermouth), Boulevardier (Campari, bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth) and the Negroni Sbagliato (Campari, prosecco, sweet vermouth).
The crumbs on the plate are a rye-caraway streusel made by toasting rye bread, drying it out, then blending it with toasted caraway seeds, brown butter and salt.
Unlike bourbon, which is characteristically sweet, smooth and rounded, rye has a dry, jangly, brash nature.
