In my world, the perfect drink. Without a doubt one of my favorites and definitely not a sweet one. Plenty of bitterness that goes well with the sweetness and the taste of alcohol.
Recipe for bartender’s old fashioned
In my world, the perfect drink: Old Fashioned.
It is undoubtedly one of my favorites and certainly not a sweet one.
Plenty of bitterness that pairs well with the sweetness and the taste of alcohol.
In my work with GastroFun PREMIUM, I am fortunate to meet skilled culinary professionals and I have been taught by Burak Morali, who has been a bartender for 20 years and achieved 3rd place at the Danish Championship in Cocktails.
Servings: drink
Bartender's Old Fashioned
In my world, the perfect drink. Without a doubt one of my favorites and definitely not a sweet one. Plenty of bitterness that goes well with the sweetness and the taste of alcohol.
Equipment
- Cocktail Glass
- Mixing glass
Ingredients
- Ice Cubes
- 2-3 splash Angostura Bitters
- 2-3 splash Bitter orange. Can be replaced with orange peel
- 1.5 cl Sugar Syrup can be replaced with 10 ml brown sugar
- 1 slices Orange Peel
- 6 cl Bourbon
Instructions
- Fill your stirring glass halfway with ice cubes.
- Add a few drops of Angostura Bitters.
- Next, a few drops of orange bitters, which can be replaced with orange peel instead.
- Pour in sugar syrup. If you're using brown sugar, stir for a few more minutes to make sure it dissolves.
- Slice/peel a piece of an untreated orange and squeeze it over the glass and then add it in.
- Add bourbon and then fill the rest of the glass with ice cubes.
- Fill a cocktail/whiskey glass with ice cubes.
- Stir your cocktail for about 30 seconds to ensure everything is well distributed.
- Remove the ice cubes from your cocktail glass and add new ones.
- Strain the liquid into your cocktail glass.
- Slice a new piece of orange peel and run it around the edges of your cocktail.
- Cheers.