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Smoked Old Fashioned
An Old Fashioned finished with smoke for aroma and cooler-weather drama.
Base spirit
Bourbon
Style
Spirit-forward
Glassware
Rocks glass
Technique
Stir
The Smoked Old Fashioned keeps the classic whiskey-sugar-bitters structure and adds wood smoke to the glass or spirit. Smoke heightens aroma and pairs naturally with fall and winter service. The underlying drink should remain balanced; smoke is seasoning, not the recipe.
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Ingredients
Servings
- • 2 oz bourbon
- • 0.25 oz simple syrup
- • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- • wood smoke
- • orange peel
Did you know?
“Tableside smoking became a craft-bar flourish in the 2000s and 2010s, especially on Old Fashioned variations.”
Source:Modern craft cocktail presentation trends
Bartender's Note
Capture smoke under a cloche or rinse the glass briefly. Over-smoking turns the drink acrid.
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How to make the Smoked Old Fashioned
- 1Stir bourbon, syrup, and bitters with ice
- 2Strain over a large cube in a smoke- glass, or smoke under a cloche
- 3Garnish with an orange peel
