The Succession Old Fashioned
25-year bourbon, demerara, black walnut bitters & a torched orange — served tableside
Legacy is not inherited — it is engineered
The Story
Succession in the exhibition industry is the conversation no one wants to have and everyone needs to. This old fashioned, built on 25-year bourbon with black walnut bitters, is slow, deliberate, and impossibly deep — like the planning it takes to hand a billion-dollar show portfolio to the next generation. The torched orange releases oils that transform over time, just like a well-executed succession plan.
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz 25-year bourbon
- 1 bar spoon demerara syrup
- 3 dashes black walnut bitters
- Orange peel
- Luxardo cherry
- Large ice cube
Preparation
- 1.Place demerara syrup and bitters in a rocks glass.
- 2.Add bourbon and a large ice cube, stir gently 20 times.
- 3.Torch an orange peel to release oils, express over the drink.
- 4.Garnish with the torched peel and a Luxardo cherry.
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