{"id":2454232,"date":"2020-02-06T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320361"},"modified":"2020-02-06T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:00:00","slug":"libations-a-simple-staple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/libations-a-simple-staple\/","title":{"rendered":"Libations: A simple staple"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I don\u2019t drink a lot of fancy cocktails. At a recent holiday party for The Aspen Times, we were treated to high-end cocktails at Bad Harriet. I had one specialty drink \u2014 The Duke \u2014 before I realized we didn\u2019t have to order from the drink menu.<\/p>\n

While mezcal-based drink was tasty, I switched to Campari and soda before finishing off with a personal favorite, the old fashioned. Ideally, I would\u2019ve used that opportunity for this piece but there\u2019s an unwritten rule about working at a work party that I just made up.<\/p>\n

So, check out Bad Harriet if you like drinks garnished with a mini pastrami sandwich. Having said that, here\u2019s the drink I make\/enjoy the most that doesn\u2019t take any real bartending skills \u2014 unless you like shaving fruit, then feel free.<\/p>\n

Old Fashioned<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 2 ounces of bourbon<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 tsp sugar (I use sugar in the raw)<\/p>\n

\u2022 A dash of Angostura bitters<\/p>\n

\u2022 A splash of soda<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cherry and\/or orange peel<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Add sugar, bitters and soda to glass and muddle sugar until it\u2019s grinded fully. Technically, you could use simple syrup instead of sugar and soda but I don\u2019t have the patience to make it, plus it throws off my sugar ratio.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Add bourbon and a few ice cubes. One big sphere, four solid cubes or a half dozen ice machine cubes will do. Stir.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Garnish with a cherry. I prefer the dope Italian cherries but am not below regular maraschino because $25 for cherries is a lot for a jar of cherries. If you don\u2019t like cherries and have the means to shave a peel of orange, you can do that, too.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Suck that baby down before or after dinner or during a rerun of \u201cMad Men.\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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