Grilled New Old-Fashioneds

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Fruit
Level: Intermediate
Total: 40 min
Active: 40 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 4 orange slices, cut into half-moons
  2. 12 pitted cherries
  3. Vegetable oil, for brushing
  4. 5 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  5. 3 dashes bitters
  6. One 750-ml bottle bourbon whiskey
  7. 1 liter club soda, cold

Instructions

  1. Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
  2. Skewer the orange slices and the cherries, and brush on both sides with vegetable oil. Grill until charred on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes total. Remove from the grill and let cool slightly.
  3. Add the grilled fruit to a pitcher, reserving a couple orange rinds. Muddle the fruit with the turbinado sugar. Add the bitters and then pour in the bottle of bourbon. Stir to combine. Taste and add more bitters as desired.
  4. To serve, rub the rim of a rocks glass with the reserved grilled orange rind. Add ice and then fill by two-thirds with the bourbon mixture. Top off with club soda and stir to combine.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 392
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 15 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 14 g
Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 35 mg

Reviews

Richard Welch
You have to try this! It’s good and such a good year around drink.
David Hayes
what a new great way to serve this drink.  Good anytime of the year, I keep my grill available year round even in Wisconsin.

 

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