Boardable 615 Old Fashioned Vol.2 Cocktail Class
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Barrel Aged Sazerac
Multiply by the size of your oak barrel (the recipe below is for 1L)…
28 oz Rye Whiskey
3 oz Herbsaint (or Absinthe)
3/4 oz Peychaud's Bitters
1 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Whisk all ingredients together in a large container before funneling into an oak barrel. For best results, make a second "control" bottle to test the effects of the oak aging. Let your spirit age in the mini barrel for 4-6 weeks, tasting every week after third week until the appropriate taste is achieved. Then strain the barrel aged cocktail out of the barrel, bottle, and refrigerate.
For an individual cocktail, measure 2 1/2 oz of the barrel aged Sazerac into a stirring glass filled with ice. Stir 30-45 seconds. Strain into a chilled rocks glass (no ice). Garnish with an expressed lemon peel.
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
In a mixing glass with ice, add the following ingredients:
-2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
-1/4 oz Simple Syrup
-1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
-1 dash Absinthe
-1 dash Angostura Bitters
-1 dash Peychaud's Bitters
Stir 30-45 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over a large format ice cube. Garnish with expressed lemon peel.
Island Old Fashioned
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients and ice.
2 oz Coconut Oil Fat-Washed Bourbon
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
2-3 dashes Toasted Almond Bitters
Stir until chilled, 30-45 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over a large clear cube. Garnish with an expressed orange peel.
Recommended Ingredients
Wheated Bourbon: Maker's Mark, Larceny, Rebel, Weller
Fat Washing Recipe
In a quart jar, combine a 750mL bottle of wheated bourbon with 1/3 cup melted coconut oil. Set aside and infuse for 6 hours at room temperature. Then place in the freezer for 2 horus. Afterward, scoop off the fat and strain the remaining liquid through cheesecloth. Keep fat-washed bourbon stored in the refrigerator.
Build Your Own Old Fashioned
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients and ice.
2 oz Spirit of Your Choice (may split base)
1/4-1/2 oz Sweetener of Your Choice
2-3 dashes Bitters of Your Choice
Stir until chilled, 30-45 seconds. Strain over large format ice in a rocks glass. Add garnishes of your choice.
Other Items of Interest
Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.
Books: Here are some books that have inspired us in making Old Fashioned cocktails (as well as punch!).
