Suffering Bastard
1 ounce bourbon
1 ounce gin
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
4 ounces chilled ginger ale
Pour ingredients into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass and top with ginger ale, adding more ice if needed. Garnish with a sprig of mint or an orange slice.
Left Hand
1-1/2 ounce Bourbon
3/4 ounce Carpano Antica Formula {Red Vermouth}
3/4 ounce Campari
2 dashes Chocolate Bitters
Brandied Cherry Garnish
Combine liquids in mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.
Old Fashioned
1 teaspoon Demerara simple syrup (this covers our sweetener and water)
2 dashes bitters (dealers choice, though I am a fan of Peychaud's and Woodford Cherry Bark)
2 ounces spirit (bourbon or rye for me)
Put simple syrup in glass (or your sweetener + a little water to help dissolve it). Add your bitters. Stir in your spirit. That's it. If you like it cool, you may add a giant ice cube. Small ones will just water it down. You may also squeeze a bit of lemon or orange zest over the drink (known as expressing), but DO NOT drop the zest into the drink. From time to time I also enjoy eating a Luxardo cherry or two with this cocktail, though admittedly, that is a guilty pleasure.