Modern Classic

Benton's Old Fashioned

Name: Benton's Old Fashioned
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bacon fat-washed bourbon; 7.5 ml Maple syrup; 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Served in an old-fashioned glass

Ingredients

60 ml Bacon fat-washed bourbon
7.5 ml Maple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Preparation

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.

Garnish

Orange peel

Origin story

Benton's Old Fashioned is a modern twist on the classic Old Fashioned, popularized in the 21st century. It features bacon fat-washed bourbon, showcasing contemporary mixology's trend of incorporating savory elements into cocktails.