Scotch Old Fashioned

Tonka-Kola Syrup

• 75 grams water
• 75 grams demerara sugar
• 6 grams coarsely crushed tonka beans
• 5 grams coarsely crushed kola nuts

Scotch Old Fashioned Batch

• 201 grams Chivas Regal 18 Year Blended Scotch Whisky
• 50 grams water
• 17 grams tonka-kola syrup
• 3 grams Angostura aromatic bitters

To Assemble

• 2 ounces (60 ml) scotch old fashioned batch
• 1 orange peel, removed with peeler

Make the Tonka-Kola syrup: combine all the ingredients in small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat, whisking to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat, cover, and allow to steep for 1 hour. Strain [the mixture] through a fine-mesh sieve. Transfer to a glass bottle. Reserve in the refrigerator.

Make the scotch old fashioned batch: combine all the ingredients in medium bowl, stirring to mix thoroughly. Strain [the mixture] into a glass bottle. Transfer to the freezer to chill thoroughly.

To assemble: Place a small hand-chipped chunk of ice into a small glass. Pour the scotch old-fashioned portion over ice. Express (pinch) the orange peel over drink. Discard the peel.

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Scotch Old Fashioned is excerpted from The Aviary Cocktail Book© by 2018 The Alinea Group, Allen Hemberger, Sarah Hemberger, Micah Melton Nick Kokonas, Grant Achatz. Photography © 2018 by Allen Hemberger and Sarah Hemberger. Reproduced by permission of the Alinea Group. All rights reserved.