Canadians ruined the good name of rye whiskey during prohibition and it never returned to it's glory days.
Two Ward 8 cocktails mixed and reviewed. One made with cheap ingredients and one with expensive ingredients.
Cheap version
2 oz Wild Turkey 101 Rye $2.01
3/4 oz Realemon Juice $0.10
3/4 oz Florida's Natural Orange Juice $0.46
1/2 oz rich sugar syrup $0.01
1/3 oz Rose's Grenadine $0.11
Great Value marachino cherry $0.08
TOTAL $2.67
Expensive version
2 oz WhistlePig 10yr Single Barrel Rye $8.87
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice $0.24
3/4 oz fresh orange juice $0.47
1/2 oz rich sugar syrup $0.01
1/3 oz Sonoma Grenadine $0.36
Luxardo cherry $0.46
TOTAL $10.41