Very Old Fashioned
"I N T H E R O CK "2 oz Bourbon whiskey
2 dashes Angostura® bitters
1 Sugar cube
1 Maraschino cherry juice
1 Orange peel
Method; Coat the sugar cube with maraschino cherry juice and angostura bitters and orange peel.
in a mixing glass, muddle the coated sugar using a muddler or the back end of a bar spoon. Pour in bourbon, fill the glass with ice cubes, and stir evenly.
N O T E :
Stirring obviously result in the various ingredients being mixed together to cool and dilute the cocktail being mixed. stirring has the benefit of delivering a crystal clear cocktail whereas shaking just aerates the drink with tiny bubbles held in suspension giving the cocktail a cloudy appearance
However, you should prepare the ice sphere ready beforehand, at-least you needs three hours in preparations, here are the tips of how to make a crystal clear ice spheres:
- Pour chilled water into the mold (I preferred to use party balloon and its cheap though)
- Keep inside freezer without directly touching the surface (freezing time will be depend on your temperature set up)
- Stop the process half-way to remove suspended water inside the sphere using shrynge to get the hollow crystal ice ball "dip the needle into hot water"
- Put it back into the freezer until you are ready to use it
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Good luck and C H E E R S !!!
D' Agisna Ramdhani
