Smoked Old Fashioned

I’m a big fan of an Old Fashioned but adding a hint of smoke to it, takes it to the next level.

The basic recipe for an Old Fashioned is: 1 tsp sugar, 2-3 dashes bitters, 2oz bourbon or rye whiskey, and garnish with an orange peel.

Bitters are spirits infused with botanicals (herbs and spices) that are used to flavor cocktails. The most common is Angostura bitters, but there is a large variety from celery to walnut.

For sugar, you can use a basic sugar cube or simple syrup. If you want to take it to the next level can use simple syrup made from honey or even maple syrup. Not the type you put on your pancakes, but there are options that have been infused with herbs or aged in a bourbon barrel.

I add the smoke by, setting some oak wood chips on fire with a kitchen torch. Then I invert a carafe over them. When the carafe is sufficiently full of smoke, I flip it over,fill it, and place saran wrap over to keep the smoke in. I also use the same chips to fill the glass with smoke for added flavor.

To make add the sugar and bitters and muddle together. Pour in the liquor and squeeze the juice from the orange peel and give it a mix and add ice. Toss in the orange peel and enjoy.

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