Burnt Citrus Old Fashioned
The orange peel is not expressed — it is burned directly in the glass. The charred oils coat the rim and the whiskey is poured through the ash and smoke, picking up notes that no expressed peel could provide.
Served in a rocks glass · Garnish: Charred orange peel draped over the rim · Difficulty: medium
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.25 oz Demerara Syrup
- 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 strip Wide Orange Peel (large)
Instructions
- Hold a wide strip of orange peel in metal tongs over the empty rocks glass.
- Ignite the peel and let it flame for 3-4 seconds, then extinguish against the glass interior — the charred oil coats the glass.
- Stir bourbon, syrup, and bitters over ice.
- Strain into the char-coated glass over a large cube.
- The drink contacts the char as it's poured.