Speyside Single Malt Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 2 oz Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Speyside single malt
- 1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
- 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
How to make:
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Review:
Some may want to use a Demerara sugar syrup but pure cane sugar delicately mellows the malt whisky without masking its flavour, indeed it amplifies its character.
Variant:
Whiskey Old Fashioned (Difford's recipe); Islay Old Fashioned
History:
History of the Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Speyside Single Malt Old Fashioned contains 159 calories
