Spanish Old Fashioned

Name: Spanish Old Fashioned
Ingredients: 0.25 oz Demerara Gum Syrup; 2 oz Spanish brandy de Jerez; 2 dashes aromatic bitters; maraschino cherry; orange slice

From Liber & Co.

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Ingredients

0.25 ozDemerara Gum Syrup
2 ozSpanish brandy de Jerez
2 dashesaromatic bitters
maraschino cherry
orange slice

Preparation

1.
Muddle syrup and fruit in a rocks glass
2.
Add brandy, bitters, and crushed ice
3.
Stir and top with more crushed ice

Notes

Build this Old Fashioned a little differently. Spanish brandy is renown for its angular, aggressive complexity. It's definitely distinct from ultra smooth cognacs, and it therefore does well with this muddled-fruit strategy.