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Biryani Old Fashioned Recipe

Name: ELEMs Biryani Old Fashioned Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 oz Canadian rye whisky; 0.5 oz plain Greek yogurt (full fat); 0.25 tsp rose water; 0.5 tbs demerara or simple syrup (1:1); 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 dash orange bitters; 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice; 1 each cardamom pod (lightly crushed); 6 cubes ice (for mixing); 1 each large ice cube or sphere (for serving); 1 each orange peel (for garnish); 1 pinch dried rose petal (optional garnish); 1 each mixing glass or shaker; 1 each bar spoon; 1 each fine strainer; 1 each old fashioned glass; 1 each muddler or teaspoon (to crush cardamom)

Inspired by ELEM

Time10m

Serves1

Canadian Rye + Yogurt + Rose

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Canadian rye whisky

1/2 oz plain Greek yogurt (full fat)

1/4 tsp rose water

1/2 tbs demerara or simple syrup (1:1)

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 dash orange bitters

1/4 oz fresh lemon juice

1 each cardamom pod (lightly crushed)

6 cubes ice (for mixing)

1 each large ice cube or sphere (for serving)

1 each orange peel (for garnish)

1 pinch dried rose petal (optional garnish)

Equipment

1 each mixing glass or shaker

1 each bar spoon

1 each fine strainer

1 each old fashioned glass

1 each muddler or teaspoon (to crush cardamom)

Method

Cocktail

Prep cardamom and chill glass

Lightly crush the cardamom pod with a muddler or the back of a teaspoon just enough to open the pod and release aromatics. Place the serving glass in the freezer or fill with ice to chill while you prepare the cocktail.

Combine ingredients

In a mixing glass or shaker, add the crushed cardamom, Greek yogurt, rose water, demerara syrup, lemon juice, Angostura bitters and orange bitters. Pour in the Canadian rye whisky.

Dry shake

Seal the shaker and shake vigorously without ice for 10–15 seconds. This emulsifies the yogurt with the spirits and creates a creamy texture.

Wet shake

Open the shaker and add 6 ice cubes. Shake again vigorously for 15–20 seconds until the outside of the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.

Strain

Discard ice from the chilled serving glass if used. Double strain the cocktail into the chilled old fashioned glass over a single large ice cube or sphere using the shaker pour and a fine strainer to catch cardamom bits and any yogurt solids.

Garnish and finish

Express an orange peel over the drink by holding the peel skin-side down and giving it a firm twist to release oils, then rub the peel around the glass rim and drop it into the drink. Add a pinch of dried rose petal on top for aroma and visual effect. Optionally add one small dash of rose water on top to lift the aroma (very sparingly).

Serve

Serve immediately. Encourage the drinker to sip slowly so the creamy yogurt texture and aromatic rose and cardamom notes evolve with the rye base.

Equipment & cleanup

Rinse the shaker and strainer promptly to avoid yogurt sticking. Clean the mixing glass and muddler; crush remnants of cardamom into compost or discard.