Old Fashioned Drink on rustic table outdoors

Smokehouse Old Fashioned

An Old Fashioned is steady as they come. Bourbon, bitters, sugar, orange — it’s the kind of drink that feels like a strong handshake and never goes out of style. But when you spend your life by the fire, you learn that a single curl of oak smoke can take “steady” and make it unforgettable.

I’m not talking about drowning it in campfire. Just enough smoke to rest in the glass, greet your nose, and let your tongue know it’s in for something special. That’s the Smokehouse Old Fashioned — simple, classic, but kissed by the pit.

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Smokehouse Old Fashioned

Chief Flame Tamer Michael McDearman

Servings

1

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cuisine

American

Category

Drink

By the Fire

An Old Fashioned is steady as they come. Bourbon, bitters, sugar, orange — it’s the kind of drink that feels like a strong handshake and never goes out of style. But when you spend your life by the fire, you learn that a single curl of oak smoke can take “steady” and make it unforgettable.

I’m not talking about drowning it in campfire. Just enough smoke to rest in the glass, greet your nose, and let your tongue know it’s in for something special. That’s the Smokehouse Old Fashioned — simple, classic, but kissed by the pit.

Smokehouse Old Fashioned

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bourbon

  • ½ oz Simple Syrup (light brown sugar preferred)

  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

  • Orange Peel Twist (twist to spray orange oil into glass)

  • Large Ice Cube

Directions

  1. Smoke the Glass

    Set a small chip of oak smoldering and trap the smoke in your empty glass. Don’t flood it — think of it as seasoning the drink before it’s even poured.

  2. Stir it Steady

    In a mixing glass, stir bourbon, syrup, and bitters over ice. Take your time. Stirring isn’t rushing; it’s letting the flavors settle like good friends swapping stories.

  3. Pour with Confidence

    Strain into your smoked glass over a big cube. Add the orange peel garnish. Lift slow, breathe deep, sip steady.