Smoke and Mirrors

Old Fashioned

Created: Alex Day, 2010, Death & Company

Recipe from Cocktail Codex

Uploaded by: @alex

Ingredients

4 leaf

mint leaf

³⁄₄ oz

simple syrup

1 oz

The Famous Grouse Scotch

¹⁄₂ oz

Laphroaig 10-Year Scotch

³⁄₄ oz

lime juice

2 dash

Pernod Absinthe

1

mint sprig as garnish

Shake it Up

1. Gently muddle the mint and simple syrup in a shaker
2. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice
3. Strain into double Old-Fashioned glass over one large ice cube
4. Garnish with mint sprig

Background & History

"a bit of highly herbaceous mint helps bridge the gap between seemingly mismatched aged spirits and lime juice -- a function also served by the absinthe in this recipe." - Cocktail Codex