RECIPES & COCKTAIL STYLING BY DAVID WOLOWIDNYK
Fungi Old-Fashioned
The Fungi Old-Fashioned combines a savoury porcini mushroom-infused bourbon with bitters and demerara sugar, creating a rich, earthy twist on the classic cocktail. ½ tsp (2.5 ml) demerara sugar ½ oz (15 ml) water
Place an old-fashioned glass in freezer for 5 minutes. In a mixing glass, combine sugar and water and stir to dissolve. Add porcini-infused bourbon, bitters and cubed ice. Stir to chill and dilute, then strain over a king cube in chilled old- fashioned glass. Express orange peel over surface of drink, then discard peel and garnish with brown shimeji mushrooms.
2 oz (60 ml) Porcini-Infused Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon * 2 dashes aromatic bitters orange peel brown shimeji mushrooms, for garnish
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon USA $45.99 605063
*To make porcini-infused bourbon, in a large canning jar, combine a 750 ml bottle of bourbon with ½ oz (14 g) package dried porcini mushrooms. Seal jar and infuse for 12 hours. Strain out mushrooms and transfer infused bourbon to a clean bottle. Store in refrigerator for up to 3 months.
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