glass: old fashioned
garnish: orange or lemon peel twist
60mls Jim Beam Bourbon
a sugar cube
2 dashes angostura bitters
lemon peel
a dash of soda water
lots of ice
Drop the sugar cube in the bottom of the glass and dash 2 bitters on top of it. Muddle the sugar cube until it is really well crushed up and pour 2 shots of bourbon on top. Scoop loads of ice onto the drink and splash the soda water on to wet the ice. Twist the lemon peel over the drink to release the oil and drop it in the drink.
I went to a party in Sydney last weekend where the bartender was serving cocktails and he seemed to know what he was doing so I asked him to make me a drink of his choice. He was quite happy to have someone defer to his skills and the drink he chose to make was a classic Old Fashioned. I'd never tried the drink before, but after I had one I made a couple more at home in an attempt to reproduce the drink, albeit with less fancy bourbon.
It is such a simple drink, but the bartender at the party I was at took such meticulous care that I was utterly impressed by the attention to detail. He chose precisely the right amount of lemon peel to make the twist perfect. He chose exactly how much ice he wanted in the drink and, (I shit you not) selected the shape of the ice cubes he wanted- imagine a Japanese ikebana flower-arranger, and you are getting the idea about the care this guy put into making sure the drink looked perfect.
Pretentious? Maybe. Delicious? Absolutely.
garnish: orange or lemon peel twist
60mls Jim Beam Bourbon
a sugar cube
2 dashes angostura bitters
lemon peel
a dash of soda water
lots of ice
Drop the sugar cube in the bottom of the glass and dash 2 bitters on top of it. Muddle the sugar cube until it is really well crushed up and pour 2 shots of bourbon on top. Scoop loads of ice onto the drink and splash the soda water on to wet the ice. Twist the lemon peel over the drink to release the oil and drop it in the drink.
I went to a party in Sydney last weekend where the bartender was serving cocktails and he seemed to know what he was doing so I asked him to make me a drink of his choice. He was quite happy to have someone defer to his skills and the drink he chose to make was a classic Old Fashioned. I'd never tried the drink before, but after I had one I made a couple more at home in an attempt to reproduce the drink, albeit with less fancy bourbon.
It is such a simple drink, but the bartender at the party I was at took such meticulous care that I was utterly impressed by the attention to detail. He chose precisely the right amount of lemon peel to make the twist perfect. He chose exactly how much ice he wanted in the drink and, (I shit you not) selected the shape of the ice cubes he wanted- imagine a Japanese ikebana flower-arranger, and you are getting the idea about the care this guy put into making sure the drink looked perfect.
Pretentious? Maybe. Delicious? Absolutely.
