Old Forester's 13 Festive Fashioneds are serving you up fresh Old Fashioned recipes all around town. This one's coming from The Griffin on Fremont Street.
How bout' dem Apples at The Griffin
Old Forester's 13 Festive Fashioneds
Recipe:
• 2 ounces Old Forester Bourbon
• ¼ ounce apple cider*
• Bar spoon of brown sugar
• 2 dashes of Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Build the drink in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for about 30 seconds to add some dilution. Strain over rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with two slivers of honey crisp apples, dusted with cinnamon.
* For extra flavor, steep cider with cinnamon sticks and cloves
From the bartender, Ryan Brasher
I'm 32 and I've been at the Griffin for 9 years as of this Thanksgiving. That's my work anniversary, so I make sure to work that shift every year and give everyone else the night off. Feel free to bring me leftovers!
I've been the general manager for a little over 2 years now. It's been a wild ride, especially given the specific challenges of this year, but I think we've made the best of it. We're open 7 days a week (pending a shut-down) from 5 p.m. -2 a.m. on weekdays and until 3 a.m. on weekends.
I named our featured cocktail "How bout' dem Apples." It's a quote from Good Will Hunting, after Matt Damon's character gets Minnie Driver’s phone number after embarrassing that Harvard guy in retaliation for trying to make Ben Affleck look dumb. I hope that made sense, I feel like everyone should know what I’m talking about. That movie is super famous.
If you can’t make it to The Griffin, visit any of the below retailers to pick up a bottle of Old Forester to try out the recipe at home!
Lee's | Liquor World | Liquor Lineup | Liquor Outlet | Khoury's