I thought that a simple Old Fashioned with aged rum and bittersweet chocolate would work. It does. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Barbancourt 12 yr old Rum 1/4 oz. Chocolate Simple Syrup – see below Orange peel for garnish Directions: Chill an Old Fashioned glass with ice and water Combine all…
This Old Fashioned is best described as a bite of pecan pie, a taste of coffee, a nibble of dark chocolate, and a sip of fine bourbon. Always a hit at the events and pop-ups we’ve done, it is one of my personal favorites. Simple to make, you can easily…
Good sipping rum, like any good sipping spirit, can make amazing cocktails as long as you’re careful not to bury those subtle qualities. An old fashioned, Manhattan or martini can be a vehicle to express and play with the flavors of fine spirits. This time I’m using Don Q Vermouth…
I really like bitters forward old fashioneds. To me, bitters bring flavor and spice that you aren’t going to find elsewhere. One way to get a lot of bitters into a cocktail without making it, well, too bitter, is to make a syrup with bitters as all or part of…
It’s time again for the world’s best online cocktail party. The theme for this month’s Mixology Monday is “Hometown Hooch,” as set forth by Stuart Putney at Putney Farms. You can read more at the announcement post here, but the idea is to use locally distilled spirits in a cocktail. …
I love a bitters forward Old Fashioned. So, the March Mixology Monday theme of “Call me Old Fashioned” is right up my alley. Thanks to Sass & Gin for hosting and choosing a most magnificent theme! This drink requires Bad Dog Barcraft’s Fire and Damnation Bitters available here. “Fire and…
February 4 is National Create a Vacuum Day. So, in cocktalian fashion, you need to create a vacuum today! Ever wonder why your cocktail shaker is so hard to open after you’ve shaken your drink? As you shake your drink with ice, the liquid and air in the shaker cool…
This cocktail combines spicy Rye with a hint of apple from the bitters. Add to that a touch of smooth honey syrup and you have a drink that is light on the tongue but still bitters forward. You may want to adjust the ratio of bitters to syrup depending on…
It is Mixology Monday for December and it’s all about apples. This most excellent theme is the brain child of Frederic at Cocktail Virgin Slut, this month’s host. Once again, we have two drinks to offer: Cider Punch and the Plymouth Old Fashioned.
This drink requires Bad Dog Barcraft’s Fire and Damnation Bitters available here. You want several dashes of the bitters to enable the flavors to come through. Then balance the bitterness with the agave. Be careful not to make it sweet.