Rosy Rye Old-Fashioned
2 oz Rittenhouse rye whiskey
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Splash soda water
2 dashes rose flower water
1 maraschino cherry (optional)
Place sugar cube in old-fashioned cocktail glass and wet with Angostura bitters. Fill glass with ice. Add whiskey and rose flower water (personal addition) and stir till blended. Top with soda water as desired and garnish (optional) with cherry.
Tonight I discovered the full extent of why bitters are called what they are. I've only had them before in well-made drinks and didn't understand their potency. I thought my 2 dashes with done with a weak hand so I shook more out, assuming that they amounted to 2 sure-handed dashes. Wrong! They overpowered the drink and emphasized in the acidic booziness of the whiskey, which at 100 proof was hard for me to swallow with just a little soda water. I added the rose water as a personal touch but it did nothing for the drink. The cherry was the only good part of my first attempt at this drink.
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