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The Loading Dock
Smoky bourbon old fashioned with cherry & orange — six AM on the convention floor
At six o'clock the freight doors rose and trucks began unloading.
Why this cocktail? Sam started at 6 AM on the dock. This smoky old fashioned is that first morning — dark, substantial, foundational.
The Story
Sam's career started on the loading dock, watching crates roll across concrete at dawn. This smoky bourbon old fashioned is that origin: dark, substantial, warmed by cherry and expressed orange peel, because the exhibition business was built by people who showed up before the lights came on.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 0.25 oz demerara
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Brandied cherry
- Orange peel
- Smoke
Preparation
- 1.Smoke a rocks glass with cherry wood.
- 2.Stir bourbon, demerara, and bitters with ice.
- 3.Strain over a large ice cube.
- 4.Express orange peel, drop in cherry.