The Mirror Test
Old fashioned on one large clear cube with expressed orange peel — character you can look in the eye
Coach Phil Albert's mantra: if you gave everything, you can look in the mirror directly in the eye.
Why this cocktail? Welsh lives by the mirror test. This old fashioned over one clear cube is character with nothing to hide.
The Story
Welsh's Towson coach taught him the only test that mattered, and he has run it under every job since — ramp, hotel, casino, three DMOs, one global association. This old fashioned is that test in a glass: nothing hidden, nothing rushed, poured over a single clear block so the drink and the drinker see each other honestly.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 0.25 oz demerara syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Large clear ice cube
- Orange peel
Preparation
- 1.Stir bourbon, demerara, and bitters over ice until cold.
- 2.Strain over one large clear cube.
- 3.Express an orange peel over the top and drop in.
- 4.Set on a polished surface — nothing to hide.
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