Everyone wants to go to a bar with Rosie Schaap. And not just because she can shake up a mean cocktail — you'd expect no less from the "Drink" columnist for The New York Times Magazine — but because a bar is the ideal setting for her insightful and endlessly funny stories. For those of us who can't make it to closing time with Rosie, however, Drinking With Men, her new collection of essays, is the next best thing. (Read NPR's review, and an excerpt from the book, here).
The "Dory Green"
2-1/2 oz. Canadian Club or Crown Royal whiskey
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
A scant teaspoon of Canadian Grade B maple syrup
2 dashes Brooklyn Hemispherical Rhubarb Bitters
Seltzer
To a mixing glass, add ice and all ingredients except seltzer. Shake like mad and pour into rocks glasses or small tumblers, leaving room for a good shpritz of seltzer to top it up.