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The House of Machines old-fashioned
4
Easy
10 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 T blended bourbon
- 1 T organic maple syrup
- large craft ice cubes
- 5 drops Angostura bitters
- orange or lemon slice, to garnish
- fennel frond, to garnish (optional)
Method
1. Place the bourbon and maple syrup in a mixing beaker. Add 1 block of ice and stir for 15 seconds.
2. Burn white oak and smoke the glass for 10 seconds, then pour the liquid into the glass over another cube of ice.
3 Add the bitters and garnish with the orange or lemon.
Pairing: Top cubes of fresh melon with a small piece of Woolworths’ sheep’s-milk feta. Drizzle lightly with honey.
Cook’s note: Garnish the drink with fennel fronds too, if you like. The sweet melon and honey balance the salty feta and beautifully mirror the old-fashioned’s bittersweet notes.
The House of Machines, 84 Shortmarket St, Cape Town; @thehouseofmachines_cpt
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Productions: Bianca Strydom
Photographer: Myburgh Du Plessis
Food Assistants: Bianca Jones