Spanish Old Fashioned

Spanish Old Fashioned

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Build this Old Fashioned a little differently. Spanish brandy is renown for its angular,  aggressive complexity. It's definitely distinct from ultra smooth cognacs, and it therefore does well with this muddled-fruit strategy.

Ingredients:

  • ¼ oz Demerara Gum Syrup
  • 2 oz Spanish brandy de Jerez
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • maraschino cherry
  • orange slice

    Instructions:

    • Muddle syrup and fruit in a rocks glass
    • Add brandy and bitters, plus crushed ice
    • Stir and top with more crushed ice

    Glass:

    • rocks

    Garnish:

    • none

    Photo:

     Scott Kallstrand