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smoke floating from the foghat smoker on top of an old fashioned cocktail glass
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Smoked Old Fashioned Recipe

Impress the whiskey lovers in your life with a smoked old fashioned cocktail. This recipe is an easy and beautiful conversation piece that takes a modern twist on this classic cocktail!
Prep Time3 minutes
Total Time3 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 433kcal
Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

  • 1 sugar cube or one teaspoon of sugar
  • ½ teaspoon water
  • 3 dashes angostura bitters
  • 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 1 strip orange peel
  • 1 cocktail cherry

Instructions

  • Place sugar cube in your old fashioned/ rocks glass. Pour in water and bitters, then stir to dissolve the sugar.
  • Pour in two ounces bourbon.
  • Squeeze the orange peel into the drink to release the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the glass, then place it in the cocktail. Garnish with the cocktail cherry. 
  • Use your cocktail smoker (foghat) or smoking gun with tube and fill the glass with smoke. Cover it with plastic wrap (if not using a foghat smoker) and let the cocktail and smoke rest for 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove cover and add ice cube. Enjoy cold.

Notes

Variations and Substitutions

There are tons of great options to give more twists and unique spins on an old fashioned, simple ones like a change in garnish to more advanced things like smoking ice or smoking your sweetener.
Sprig of Rosemary - not only will this add those aromatic terpenes, you can use it like a seasonal swizzle stick.
Orange Slice - a whole orange slice is pretty traditional in old fashioned cocktails
Luxardo Cherries - Instead of sweet maraschinos, these sour cherries are soaked in luxardo liqueur. They're more expensive but more luxe, too.
Cinnamon Stick - another seasonal swizzle stick, it'll also release those wonderful oils it has and lend its flavor to your old fashioned.
Pure Maple Syrup - smoked maple syrup can be used in lieu of the sugar cube, you can smoke it in the glass using the method I talked about above in the Instruction section.

Pro Tips

If using the smoking gun to add smoke to the cocktail, use a piece of saran wrap over the rim of the glass to hold it in or use a cloche!
Love sweeter cocktails? Go for another sugar cube and smoke sweeter woods and flavors like vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and maple wood.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Sodium: 3mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g