Oolong & Oak Fashioned

Written By Daniel Zajic

OOLONG & OAK FASHIONED

  • 1 oz. / 30 ml. bourbon

  • 1 oz. / 30 ml. aged rum

  • ¼ oz. / 7.5 ml. coconut oolong demerara syrup

  • 2 dashes lime bitters

  • 2 dashes tiki bitters

  • orange peel oil

METHOD
add all ingredients to mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into a glass over a BFC / express orange peel oil over surface / garnish with orange twist

COCONUT OOLONG SYRUP
steep 10 grams of coconut-oolong tea* in 1 cup of hot water for 8 minutes / strain / mix 2 parts demerara sugar to 1 part tea until sugar dissolves / bottle and refrigerate*I only had oolong tea, so I added ¼ tsp. coconut extract to tea after steeping
See Islay Daiquiri for another recipe using this syrup

ABOUT
This split base old fashioned is an original of mine. I wanted to make something tropical, but a sipper. I sweeten it up just a touch with a coconut oolong demerara syrup, which brings in a hint of tropical richness. The lime and tiki bitters add a little kick of citrus and spice. Cheers y’all!

Daniel Zajic
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