old fashioned cocktail with kombucha

Revisit your classic Old Fashioned cocktail with kombucha

Revisit your classic Old Fashioned cocktail with kombucha, yes! The classic recipe is so simple that you can revisit it this way.

 

What is kombucha?

Kombucha is a drink usually made in Russia and China. It consists of resting a preparation of tea or herbal tea either with sugar, honey, grape juice. Then, the tea will ferment and create kombucha, typically acidic and effervescent.

 

A little history of Old Fashioned

This cocktail has known its origins for a long time, its original recipe dates from 1806. It is known, however, that over the years it has changed its name and was originally known as Whisky Cocktail. And like its name, its original recipe has changed over time. Purists preach its preparation with rye whiskey, sugar syrup or gum syrup. However, the principle of alcohol, sugar, bitterness and an ice cube for the recipe remains.

 

Old Fashioned Cocktail with Kombucha

cocktail

Ingredients

5 tablespoons ginger Kombucha

2 tablespoons orange juice

2 tablespoons bourbon

1 teaspoon maple syrup

1 large ice cube

 

Type of glass

Old fashioned

 

Garnish

Orange twist

 

Preparation

Add ginger kombucha, orange juice, bourbon and maple syrup in a mixing glass and mix ingredients with a mixing spoon. In the Old Fashioned glass add the ice cube. Add the mixture to the glass and the orange shell, and stir again. Taste.

 

Don’t drink and drive. Enjoy responsibly.

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