Old Fashioned
This is a firm Convivio favourite. It's possibly the original cocktail, and is hard to beat for late-night sipping.
Ingredients
2 measures Bourbon
a couple of dashes of bitters
a few drops of orange bitters (optional)
2 teaspoons (total 10ml) of maple syrup / agave syrup
2 slices of orange peel, one to spritz, one cut decoratively to garnish
lots of ice
Method
Fill the drinking glass with ice. We'll mix in this glass.
Add a few dashes of the bitters over the ice (both if you're using both)
Add the maple or agave syrup.
Add a small amount of the whiskey to loosen up the mix. Stir thoroughly, but gently, for a while. Don't break up the ice, just mix the ingedients well over the ice. Add more ice if needed.
Add the rest of that measure of boubon. Again, stir gentky for a while. Add more ice if needed
Add the remaining measure of bourbon, and mix well.
Options
Add a few drops of food-grade liquid smoke (available in handy bottles like bitters). You may want to add a bit more syrup if you do this.
Use fresh cherries in summer instead of orange peel. Score the skins lightly.
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