Old Pal

The Old Pal is crisp, bitter, and elegantly dry, combining rye whiskey’s spice with the herbal bitterness of Campari and the dry, citrusy lift of dry vermouth. Unlike a Negroni, its lighter, drier profile makes it brisk and almost sparkling on the palate, with a lingering orange‑tinged bitterness. It’s a pre-Prohibition classic that drinks like a sharper, more austere cousin of the Boulevardier.