Assassins cocktail #1, after John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Boozy and bitter, trying to be a mint julep but a little fake.

The Vainglorious Actor

• 1.5 oz. Rye
• 1.0 oz. Applejack
• 0.5 oz. Amaro Nonino
• 0.25 oz. Aperol
• 1 barspoon mint simple syrup

Stir with ice, strain into old fashioned over ice.
Garnish with mint.