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Lib’s Grill Smoking Old Fashioned. Photo Credit: Steve Vilnit

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Stirred, Smoked, and Ready to Sip

A touch of smoke transforms a timeless cocktail for cooler weather.

Lib’s Grill has no shortage of creative cocktails on its menu, but this take on a classic is a showstopper. With flavors of bright orange cherry, rich brown sugar, and smokiness this version of an Old-Fashioned is sure to warm you up from the inside as the crisp weather settles in.

Smoking Old Fashioned

Ingredients

  • 2 oz whiskey (choose your personal favorite) 
  • 0.5 oz brown sugar simple syrup
  • 0.25 oz Toschi cherry syrup
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 expressed orange peel
  • 1 Luxardo cherry

Preparation
In a rocks glass, combine the whiskey, bitters, and brown sugar simple syrup. Add a large single ice cube, Luxardo cherry, and expressed orange peel. Stir to incorporate. Place the smoke top over the glass and smoke until full. Present with the smoke captured in the glass and remove the top tableside to release the aroma.

Glassware: Rocks glass
Garnish: Large ice cube, expressed orange peel, Luxardo cherry & smoke

Impress guests by making this Smoking Old Fashioned for fall and winter gatherings or stop into sip one at Lib’s Grill. 1204 Agora Dr, Bel Air, MD 21014. LibsGrill.com