Old Fashioned Recipe

Time7m

Serves1

Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Johnnie Walker Black, honey, citrus 155 cal

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Ingredients

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1
Make honey syrup
Combine the honey (10 ml) and hot water (5 ml) in a small container and stir until fully dissolved to make ~15 ml of honey syrup. Let cool briefly if still warm.
2
Build in mixing glass
Into a chilled mixing glass add Buffalo Trace Bourbon (45 ml), Johnnie Walker Black (15 ml), the honey syrup (~15 ml), and fresh lemon juice (5 ml).
3
Add ice and stir
Add 3 large ice cubes to the mixing glass and stir briskly for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full rotations) until the mixture is well chilled and slightly diluted — the glass should feel cold and a little frosty.
4
Prepare serving glass
Place one large clear ice cube into an Old Fashioned (rocks) glass.
5
Strain
Using a julep or Hawthorne strainer, strain the chilled mixture from the mixing glass into the prepared serving glass over the large ice cube.

6
Express and garnish
Hold the orange peel (wide strip) over the glass, skin-side down, and give it a firm twist to express the oils onto the surface of the drink. Rub the peel around the rim of the glass and drop the peel into the drink as garnish.
7
Serve
Optionally serve with a short stirring straw. Serve immediately while chilled.