Drink Recipe Ep 002

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)

1. Mix syrup and bitters well in a rocks glass
2. Add a large ice cube
3. Add whiskey
4. Stir well
5. Spritz an orange peel over the top and drop peel into glass 
6. Garnish with a luxardo cherry