King of Fruit Old Fashioned

The durian is known as the king of fruits, possibly due to it’s spiky crown, size or strong flavor profile. Whatever the reason, I knew I’d be stirring it down with some Japanese Whiskey to make an fun old fashioned riff. Classic Ango and Jerry Thomas bitters work to bring out the spice notes of the whiskey and light fruity notes of the syrup. There’s some funk presently, a tiny whisper of umami but overall the syrup did not come out as flavorful as the infusion. C’est la vie! But there was enou...