The Dead Rabbit’s Whiskey Cocktail
An Old-Fashioned a la The Dead Rabbit, adapted from The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Brent Herrig Photography
An Old-Fashioned a la The Dead Rabbit, adapted from The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer.
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