# Diamondback

High-proof rye, bonded apple brandy, and Yellow Chartreuse make a dry, formidable three-spirit drink whose fruit and herbs emerge only after deliberate dilution.

Strength: 47% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [High-proof rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/high-proof-rye-whiskey.md)
- 15 ml [Apple brandy](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/apple-brandy.md) — Use a bonded American apple brandy.
- 15 ml [Yellow Chartreuse](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/yellow-chartreuse.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Stir all ingredients thoroughly with cubed ice until properly chilled and diluted.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Greenpoint](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/greenpoint.md): A Manhattan variation layering rye and sweet vermouth with herbal Yellow Chartreuse.
- [Monte Cassino](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/monte-cassino.md): Damon Dyer’s equal-parts rye sour makes Yellow Chartreuse and Bénédictine full partners, joining grain, herbs, honeyed spice, and lemon.
- [Bensonhurst](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bensonhurst.md): High-proof rye and dry vermouth frame precise measures of maraschino and Cynar in Chad Solomon's bright, bitter 2006 response to the Brooklyn.
- [Monte Carlo](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/monte-carlo.md): Rye, Bénédictine, and Angostura make an Old Fashioned branch in which the liqueur supplies every trace of sweetness as well as a deep herbal finish.
- [Algonquin](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/algonquin.md): Fresh pineapple supplies both fruit and acid to rye and dry vermouth, giving this spare pre-tiki New York trio an unexpectedly dry, foamy shape.
- [Cobble Hill](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cobble-hill.md): Cucumber freshens a dry rye Manhattan variation softened with Amaro Montenegro.
- [Black Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/black-manhattan.md): A dark, bittersweet Manhattan that replaces vermouth with rich Sicilian Averna.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/diamondback
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/diamondback-b79b9395.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/diamondback/