Old Fashioned, Benton's

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/bentons-old-fashioned/

INGREDIENTS

• 2 ounces fat-washed Four Roses bourbon
• ¼ ounce grade B maple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• orange twist garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Add the fat-washed bourbon, maple syrup and bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

2. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.

3. Express the oil of an orange twist over the cocktail and drop in the twist.

TIPS

Fat-washed Four Roses bourbon (from Jim Meehan’s “The PDT Cocktail Book”):

1. In a cambro/container, combine 1 750 mL bottle of Four Roses bourbon and 1 ½ ounces liquified fat from Benton’s Smoky Mountain country ham. Set aside for 4 hours to infuse.
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2. Place the container in the freezer for 2 hours.
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3. Take the container out of the freezer, and strain the bourbon from the solidified fat with terry cloth or cheesecloth.