Blood Orange Old Fashioned

I know I tickled your tastebuds last week with the Old Fashioned Chicken made with all these flavours, so it only seemed right to also share the recipe for the original inspiration behind my main course crowd pleaser. Because, quite frankly, roast chicken is as much of a staple in your repertoire as a basic cocktail.  

An Old Fashioned is far from basic in flavour and gravitas in the mixology world, but it is simple to make and is guaranteed to score you points with your friends. I have written about cocktail hour here and it beautifully punctuates a day and ode to my Grandmother. Selma taught me everything about how a chilled vodka at 6pm is sacrosanct and the importance of a dip/snack to go alongside.

Today it’s all about the drink (not the snack) and literally shaking up your cocktail repertoire while keeping it perfectly seasonal.  I’ve made a few changes here that may cause a shudder down a mixologists spine, but makes this Old Fashioned laced with blood orange and maple syrup a simple kitchen friendly evening treat.

A few notes on this cocktail:

Instead of sugar syrup, which despite best intentions I am pretty sure most of us don’t have to hand, I use maple syrup, a fridge staple.  

I also squeezed the blood orange into the mix because I love the flavour and colour, but it makes it a little cloudy (some purists may object).

If you can find orange bitters, they really do make this drink sing.

A cocktail shaker is preferred here but not necessary and it shouldn’t prevent you from mixing this drink and enjoying it to your hearts content.  Ice is essential. 

Most importantly, have fun with this and toast the humble citrus. 

Blood Orange Old Fashioned

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

3

minutes

Cooking timeminutes

Ingredients

• 50ml your favourite bourbon

• 1/2 tsp maple syrup

• 2 -3 drops bitters, preferably orange

• 1 tbsp blood orange juice (a good squeeze)

• 1 slice blood orange for garnish

Directions

• If you are using a cocktail shaker, fill your glass and the shaker with ice. Add all the ingredients and shake well for about 30 seconds. Pour over the ice in your glass, garnish with a slice of blood orange and enjoy.
• If you don’t have a cocktail shaker to hand, simply fill a glass with ice, add all the ingredients and give it a good stir. Garnish with a slice of blood orange and enjoy.

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