Lake House Old Fashioned
Rye chilled in the shaker, then strained over Luxardo cherries into a bitters-coated glass with an orange peel.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Method
- Swirled with ice in the shaker
- Served
- Neat, no ice
- Garnish
- 1 strip of orange peel
Ingredients
1 drink, as written.
- 2 oz rye whiskeyBulleit Rye, or any of the WhistlePig whiskeys
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 3 to 4 dashes Angostura bittersAbout Angostura bitters
- 1 strip of orange peel
- 3 to 4 Luxardo cherries on a skewer
- A few drops of the Luxardo syrup (optional)
In a rocks glass
In a 28 oz shaker
A half gallon
Batch amounts are the mix before ice. Shake or stir each round with ice, or pour it over ice. A half gallon is the max-fill line on a Ninja SLUSHi.
Method
- In the empty shaker, add the rye and the simple syrup.
- Fill the shaker at least halfway with ice, swirl it a few times, and let it sit.
- Add the bitters to the rocks glass. Tilt the glass and rotate it to coat the inside with the bitters.
- Peel a strip off the orange. Rub the peel around the rim of the glass and leave it in the glass.
- Put 3 or 4 cherries on a skewer and set the skewer in the glass.
- Strain the chilled whiskey over the cherries and into the glass.
- Consider adding a few drops of the Luxardo syrup for more flavor.
From my notes
- I’m trying out a tiny spray bottle to spritz the bitters onto the glass instead.
- Gear: a rocks glass, a peeler, a cocktail shaker, 4 or 4½ inch skewers, and lots of ice.
