Smoked Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Prep Time:
35 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Servings:
1 Cocktail
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon wood chips, for smoking (or less, to taste), divided
  • 2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 large ice cubes, divided
  • 1 orange curl, for garnish
  • 1 bourbon-soaked cherry, for garnish
  • 1 rosemary sprig, for garnish
Directions
  1. Make the simple syrup by combining ¼ cup water and the sugar in a saucepan. Heat until dissolved.
  2. Transfer the simple syrup to a mixing glass. Top with a smoking top and ½ teaspoon wood chips.
  3. Set the smoking top on fire until the smoke fills the entire glass.
  4. Leave the smoking top closed on top of the glass and let the smoke swirl in the syrup for about 30 minutes.
  5. Add the whiskey, 1 ounce smoked simple syrup, and bitters to a tumbler over a large ice cube. Stir gently to combine.
  6. Top with a smoking top and the remaining wood chips. Set the chips on fire.
  7. Swirl the cocktail around the tumbler.
  8. Pour the liquid into a whiskey tumbler glass with a large ice cube.
  9. Garnish with the orange curl, cherry, and rosemary sprig.
  10. Light the end of the rosemary on fire briefly to enhance the smoky aroma.
  11. Serve immediately.