Added October 9, 2026

Kentucky Aviation Gone Wrong

Name: Kentucky Aviation Gone Wrong
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1½ oz Rye whiskey; ½ oz Maraschino liqueur; ¾ oz Fresh lemon juice; ¼ oz Bénédictine; ¼ oz Cynar

A sturdy rye sour with maraschino, lemon, Bénédictine, and Cynar layered into a complex herbal whole.

AI-assisted recipe · verify proportions before serving

Glass: Coupe
Method: Shake
Ice: None
Garnish: None
Serves: 1

Servings 1

Ingredients

1½ oz Rye whiskey
½ oz Maraschino liqueur
¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
¼ oz Bénédictine
¼ oz Cynar

Story

Despite its deliberately wayward name, this Aviation-adjacent experiment was designed as a genuinely balanced use of maraschino, lemon, and two dark herbal liqueurs.

Method

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake until thoroughly chilled.
Strain and serve up in a chilled coupe.

Notes

Rye gives the herbal flavors something sturdy to sit on.
Maraschino brings its distinctive cherry-pit character while Bénédictine and Cynar add sweet herbal depth and a bitter floor.