Smoke Buddy

Name: Smoke Buddy
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Angel's Envy Bourbon; 3/4 oz Pineapple-Infused Campari; 1 oz Cynar Ricetta Originale; 1/4 oz Benedictine

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: January 11, 2022

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Simplicity is the name of the game when it comes to most stirred cocktails, usually 3-4 ingredients plus a garnish. Have I made an Old Fashioned with 8 ingredients? Absolutely. Was it necessary? Ehh, probably not. This cocktail is a riff on a riff, mashing the ingredients of the Old Pal with the Old Friend. I chose Bourbon over Rye to pair with the wonderful hickory smoke and kept the Campari to go along with Cynar and a bit of Benedictine. This was incredibly delicious, just enough pineapple co...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Angel's Envy Bourbon

3/4 oz
Pineapple-Infused Campari

1 oz
Cynar Ricetta Originale

1/4 oz
Benedictine

Instructions

Garnish

Orange Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 26% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Infuse the cocktail in a cloche with hickory wood smoke. Express orange peel and perch on glass.

Editor's Note

Bourbon meets the bitter, vegetal depth of Cynar in this smoke-infused riff. Pineapple-infused Campari adds a subtle, bright layer to the complex, herbal finish.