Smashed Old Fashioned
Is the BEST rendition of an Old Fashioned? 🥃 🍒🍊
Together with my friends at @angosturahouse, we’re going to find out. When I think of an Old Fashioned, the first ingredient that comes to mind is always ANGOSTURA bitters, so we teamed up to make a summer version of this classic and trying their brand new ANGOSTURA demerara syrup with some help from our friends in Wisconsin.
This cocktail is straightforward but we’re going to make some subtle tweaks like substituting 100 proof bourbon for Brandy and using this Demerara simple syrup. If you know me, you know I’ve always preferred Demerara sugar in my old fashioneds because of the rich complexity of the molasses content in the sugar. It just pairs perfectly with any dark spirit like a classic old fashioned.
The Wisconsin-style old fashioned gets a lot of hate due to the fact that you muddle fruit into the cocktail but if you change your mindset from “old fashioned-style” to “smash-style” cocktail served over plenty of crushed ice, I think you’d agree that this is a sippable, refreshing cocktail that you can enjoy in the summer.
Do you agree? Let me know what you think, cheers y’all.
ingredients:
2½ oz | 75 ml Bourbon
½ oz | 15 ml ANGOSTURA Demerara syrup
5 Dashes ANGOSTURA bitters
3 Orange Wedges
3 Maraschino Cherries
instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass and muddle. Add crushed ice and stir. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange wedge.
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