OLD old Fashioned (circa 1870's) - the Sazerac

old-fashionedrye

The ancestor, from back when improving a cocktail meant adding four more things to it and hoping. The absinthe and the maraschino both go in by the dash, because a heavy hand turns the whole thing into a liquorice accident. Rye, a big cube, and a century and a half of second-guessing.

Ingredients

Where there's a range: the low end is lighter, the high end is fuller.

• 2 barspoonsGomme (gum) syrup
• 1 barspoonCuracao — dash
• 1 barspoonMaraschino liqueur — dash
• 1–2 dashesAbsinthe
• 2–4 dashesAngostura bitters
• 2 ozRye — 60ml

Garnish

Orange peel (with or without flame)

Method

Build over a big ice cube, stir, and garnish with orange peel (with or without flame). Serve.

Steve’s notes

Circa 1870s "Improved" Cocktail.

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