Old Fashioned: Velvet Static

Name: Old Fashioned: Velvet Static
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon or rye; 1 tsp demerara syrup; 2 dashes aromatic bitters; Orange peel; 1/2 oz chilled black tea

Louisville, United States America/New_York

History

By the 1880s, drinkers asking for a cocktail made the old-fashioned way meant spirit, sugar, water, and bitters—the original cocktail formula. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Black tea contributes dry tannin and a quietly smoky backbone.

Whiskey · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz bourbon or rye
21 tsp demerara syrup
32 dashes aromatic bitters
4Orange peel
51/2 oz chilled black tea

Method

01Stir with ice, strain over a large cube, and garnish with orange.
02Mix the tea with the other ingredients and serve especially cold.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.