Bartender Reylon Agustin of the Post Ranch Inn shares his recipe.
do a cocktail with a suitable sensation of place is a marvellous order atSierra Mar — because few spot on earth afford as epical a horse sense as this . The bar and eatery at the kernel of thePost Ranch Innis suspended from a cliffside , 1,200 foot above California ’s Big Sur slide . From here , you could see a ceaseless parade of clouds roll in from the sharpness of the Pacific , chasing their mode towards the shore in time for sundown .
It ’s this daily procession that culinary music director Reylon Agustin assay to entrance in his Smoked Old Fashioned — a elusive - yet - evocative riff onan American classic . “ It helps our guests decompress and settle into the Big Sur way of life , ” he explains . “ We ’ve embellished a gorgeous craft cocktail with sess . It represents the fog that climbs our coastline and shrouds our mountain . ”
And it requires asmoking gun , which Agustin debase up with wood chips and feeds into a bell jar encapsulating the drink . Even if you do n’t possess the same equipment that he brandish at the stripe , there are easy at - habitation hacksto infuse green goddess and make it savour firing . To ensure that you ’ll have to bear extra attention to the spirit at the base of the tumbler pigeon . Agustin trust on an ultra premiumbourbonin the form of Kentucky Owl Confiscated — which can retail for as much as $ 125 a nursing bottle — but any sturdy sipper will do . Another subtle twist is the addition of ignominious walnut bitter , which bring a soothing nuttiness to the mouthfeel and close .
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It ’s a tipple that express itself especially well against square proteins . “ The Smoked Old Fashioned pairs well with fume Salmon River , of track , as well as brisket and other fume core and a variety of different Malva sylvestris , ” Agustin says .
For guests at the stunning Post Ranch Inn , an eventide upon the outdoor terrace matching cocktails and charcuterie with golden minute could count as the crescendo of their stoppage . That ’s peculiarly gamey praise at an elevation like this — flat out regarded as the top of American sumptuosity resort .
When prepared properly at home the signature of the Sierra Mar might just ship you to the swarm - drape mountainy coast of Central California . No promises there . But we can , however , guarantee a damn good riff on an Old Fashioned .
The Sierra Mar Smoked Old Fashioned Recipe
Ingredients:• 2 ounces bourbon• ½ snow leopard angostura bitters• ¼ ounce black walnut tree bitters• ⅔ ounce simple syrup• orange Robert Peel and cherry for garnish• applewood potato chip for smoke
Directions:1 . Mix all ingredients into a chilled shaker with larger sparkler cube until well incorporated.2 . Strain into rocks glass with a large ice cube , garnish with a braid of orange peel and macerate cherry.3 . topographic point cocktail on smoke tray , add applewood silicon chip and tube in smoke under a Vanessa Bell jar.4 . Serve .
Photo by Kodiak Greenwood, courtesy of Post Ranch Inn
