The Deshler - the whiskey drink I always made wrong

Today I’m making the Deshler - 3 times! I always made this classic whiskey drink a bit differently (some might say wrong), and thought it'd be a great cocktail to pose a question. At what point is a classic cocktail no longer that classic cocktail? So many cocktail recipes are a hundred years old - tastes have changed and product availability has shifted. As bartenders, we want to present the best drink possible, but can we still call that drink its given name? Or have we created a new drink? These are the questions that keep me up at night. Anyway, here's three renditions of a tasty classic whiskey drink. Let's see how they've evolved - Cheers!

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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
1. Deshler History: 1:15
2. Dubonnet History: 1:56
3. What Makes a Deshler?: 3:28
4. The Booze: 4:59
5. Deshler #1 Recipe: 6:01
6. Deshler #2 Recipe: 6:40
7. Deshler #3 Recipe: 7:01
8. Sips: 7:58

THE 1917 DESHLER RECIPE (shaken) 6:01
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Wild Turkey 101 Rye
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Dubonnet Rouge
2 dashes Cointreau Orange Liqueur
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
1 piece lemon skin
2 pieces orange skin
Orange twist for garnish

THE DESHLER #2 RECIPE (stirred) 6:40
2 oz. (60 ml) Wild Turkey 101 Rye
1 oz. (30 ml) Dubonnet Rouge
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) Cointreau Orange Liqueur
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
1 piece lemon skin
1 piece orange skin
Orange twist for garnish

THE DESHLER #3 RECIPE (stirred) 7:01
2 oz. (60 ml) Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon
1 oz. (30 ml) Lillet Rouge
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
1 piece lemon skin
1 piece orange skin
Orange twist for garnish

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