I used Johnnie Walker Black Label, use a whiskey that you enjoy or the best quality you can get your hands on. Unlike those cocktails where you don't know if there's any alcohol in them or not, the whiskey in this drink is meant to be tasted and enjoyed. What whiskey should I use in a Smokey Old Fashioned? I didn't stray too far from a traditional Old Fashioned for this recipe, I added a squeeze of fresh orange juice to the sugar and bitters for a light citrus kick and topped up with the whiskey. You could call this a Tobacco Old Fashioned, but I don't think that sounds quite as appealing! □ I replaced the traditional angostura bitters in an Old Fashioned with the tobacco bitters for an earthy, rounded drink. Yes, tobacco sounds a bit weird, but my mind straight away to pairing it with whisky, and well.the rest is history!īitters are a great way of injecting a complexity of flavours into drinks. The core ingredients include rye or bourbon, sugar, and bitters. It's a wonderland of barware and drinks treats - I could spend hours in there!! They have an amazing selection of bitters, and while browsing, I came across tobacco bitters. One of my best finds so far since living here, is a wonderful shop called The Cocktail Emporium. How to make a Smokey Old Fashioned without a smoke gun There's so many great options in Toronto for innovative and exciting cocktails - I could spend hours looking at at the menus and bar lists on offer around the city! One of the first cocktail bars we went to, which unfortunately has now shut, made amazing smoked whisky cocktails using smoke guns and ever since I have been working on a way of recreating them at home without the need for any fancy gadgets. Easy to make at home without the need for a smoke gun. Smokey Old Fashioned is an earthy twist on a classic whisky cocktail. Smoked Old Fashioned - 15.50 Rattlesnake Rosies Maple Bacon Whiskey, smoked over oak The Classic - 16.00 Classic old fashioned with Bigfire Select Barrel Woodford Reserve Blackberry Citrus - 16.00 Spirit of the Oak Bourbon, blackberry, orange PB&J - 15.
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