The evening pour
Marlowe’s quiet Old-Fashioned
Bourbon, bitters, and just enough sugar to round the edges without hiding the whiskey.
- Makes
- 1 drink
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Glass
- Rocks glass
Marlowe makes this one when the room needs less conversation, not more decoration: a low glass, one generous cube, and an orange peel cut wide enough to release its oils.
The useful choice is rich syrup rather than a sugar cube. It dissolves immediately, so the last sip is as balanced as the first.
Measured once
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 teaspoon rich demerara syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- 1 large cube clear ice
Finish with Orange peel
Keep it cold
Method
- Add the bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir for 20 seconds, tasting once near the end; the drink should be cold and silky, not watery.
- Strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, express the orange peel across the top, and tuck it beside the ice.