Willie Lee

Name: Willie Lee
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 11 ml Simple Syrup; 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 45 ml Rye Whiskey; 15 ml Mezcal; 1 rinse Absinthe; 15 ml Aquavit; 4 ml Maraschino Liqueur

A stirred rye drink with smoky mezcal, a touch of aquavit and a rinse of absinthe, lightly sweetened with maraschino liqueur and simple syrup. Created by Frederic Yarm in Boston in 2023.

Similar names: Boulevardier (Stagger Lee), Lee-Stumper

Frederic Yarm created the Willie Lee in Boston as a three-spirit Improved Cocktail of aquavit, mezcal and rye, an idea sparked by Death & Co.'s Conference. The name comes from a character in Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues."

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Spicy