This is direct evidence of a published rye-containing cocktail, not a neat-whiskey blend or a tested improvement to any bourbon. The named bottle/version, chilled dilution and modifiers are inseparable from the source's result. No target-fit score is inferred.
Simonson2021, Sforzando; supplied PDF ordinals 101–102. Full book reviewed; source paraphrase, not quotation.
Eryn Reece's Sforzando is attributed to Death & Co in 2012. The recipe pairs Rittenhouse rye and Chichicapa mezcal with Bénédictine, dry vermouth, mole bitters and expressed orange oil; Simonson relates it to a Perfect Manhattan while describing spice and complexity.
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Evidence
Eryn Reece's Sforzando is attributed to Death & Co in 2012. The recipe pairs Rittenhouse rye and Chichicapa mezcal with Bénédictine, dry vermouth, mole bitters and expressed orange oil; Simonson relates it to a Perfect Manhattan while describing spice and complexity.
Location and context
PDF pp.101–102; Sforzando. PDF ordinals, not an inferred print-page offset. No access · 
Annotation
This is direct evidence of a published rye-containing cocktail, not a neat-whiskey blend or a tested improvement to any bourbon. The named bottle/version, chilled dilution and modifiers are inseparable from the source's result. No target-fit score is inferred.
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