My Ideal Classic Cocktails

Question 1

Old Fashioned

Answer 1

Rocks glass
Mixing glass

1 dash bitter truth aromatic bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1/4 oz Demerara syrup*
2 oz bourbon or rye

Stir
Strain into ice-filled rocks glass

Garnish: orange swath, expressed into drink, rubbed around rim, and a Luxardo cherry, both on a pick

*Demerara syrup: 2 parts Demerara sugar to one part water combined over heat

Question 2

Margarita

Answer 2

Rocks glass

Rub lime on 1/2 glass and roll in coarse salt

2 oz tequila
1 oz Cointreau or orange curaçao
1 oz lime juice

Shake

Question 3

Whiskey Sour

Answer 3

Martini glass or coup

1/2 oz egg white or aquafaba
1/2 oz Rich Demerara syrup
3/4 oz lemon juice
1 1/2 oz bourbon

Dry shake a few seconds
Add ice
Shake (get a good seal as it will expand)

Double strain

Garnish: express lemon over drink and discard swath, 3 drops Angostura bitters

• use toothpick and run it through the three dots of bitters to make it pretty
• *aquafaba is the liquid in a can of garbanzo beans. Lasts in a fridge for 2-3 days