Elijah Craig Smoked Old Fashioned Recipe

Time15m

Serves1

Small batch bourbon, smoked with oak shavings, orange peel, agave, Fever-Tree club soda and a Bordeaux cherry.

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Ingredients

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1
Prepare the Smoker
Start by preparing your smoking apparatus. If you don’t have a dedicated smoker, you can use a stovetop or a grill with a smoking box. Place the oak shavings in the smoking chamber and ignite them until they begin to smoke.
2
Smoke the Bourbon
Pour 2 oz of Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon into a suitable glass or mixing vessel. Capture the smoke by placing a lid or cover over the glass. Let the bourbon sit in the smoke for about 5 minutes to infuse the smoky flavor.

3
Combine Ingredients
After smoking the bourbon, remove it from the glass and set aside. In a mixing glass, add the smoked bourbon, 0.5 oz of agave syrup, and a strip of orange peel.
4
Stir the Mixture
Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir the mixture gently for about 20 seconds to chill and dilute the cocktail.
5
Strain and Serve
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top off with 2 oz of Fever-Tree club soda.

6
Garnish the Cocktail
Finish the drink by garnishing with a Bordeaux cherry and a fresh twist of orange peel for added aroma and flavor.