Clear Old Fashioned Cocktail
Combining old traditions with new techniques to make this colourless Old Fashioned, made with White Owl Whisky, Cinnamon Bitters and Grapefruit Zest!
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Owl Whisky
- 1/2 tsp Granulated White Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Warm Water
- 2 dashes Cinnamon Bitters Dashfire Cinnamon Bitters Used Here
- 2 Grapefruit Zest Save one for garnish
Instructions
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In a mixing glass, add the sugar and water. Once that has dissolved slightly add the whisky, bitters and 1 grapefruit zest.
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Fill your mixing glass 1/2 with ice and give this a stir for approximately 20 seconds.
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Strain over 1 large ice cube and garnish with remaining Grapefruit Zest.
Recipe Notes
Traditional recipes used either gum syrup, or the granulated sugar mentioned above. Typically it isn't stirred in a mixing glass and everything is simply made and served in an Old Fashioned glass. I combine two methods by using the granulated sugar and using less water, and giving the mixture a good stir before straining. It refines the cocktail so there isn't just sugar hanging out at the bottom of your glass.