
Writer’s Tears Old-Fashioned
For our episode on the classic writing advice “Show Don’t Tell”, we chose a classic cocktail and gave it a writerly twist.
- 2.5oz bourbon or whiskey (we used Writer’s Tears Irish Whiskey)
- 1.5 tsp brown sugar simple syrup
- Dash angostura bitters
- Orange peel
- Luxardo cherry (for garnish)
- Mix syrup and bitters well in a rocks glass
- Add a large ice cube
- Add whiskey
- Stir well
- Spritz an orange peel over the top and drop peel into glass
- Garnish with a luxardo cherry