Black Label Brandy Old Fashioned

Welcome back to our recipe blog! At Horn Winery and Azeo Distillery, there is nothing we love more than a delicious drink. Whether it be a cocktail, a glass of wine, a pint of cider, you won’t catch us saying no and adding a cheers while we’re at it. On our first blog post, we showed you guys how to make Black Label Brandy-soaked cherries with a brown sugar simple syrup and today we’re going to show you how to use them in one of our signature cocktails: Black Label Brandy Old Fashioned.

Over the years the “Old Fashioned” cocktail has evolved and yet still remains a classic. Once made with gin and lemon peel, it is now known to be made with a whiskey, bourbon or brandy with orange peel and a cherry. Add in bitters and sugar or simple syrup and you’ve got a delectable cocktail with some old school class. Check out our recipe below for details and how to use our Black Label Brandy-soaked cherries!

Black Label Brandy
Old Fashioned

Author: Robin Johnson
Date: 09/21/2022

 This amazing cocktail recipe is perfect with our Black Label Brandy - Only the finest  hearts made it into our 100% New European Barrels for 2 years of aging and bottled at   90 proof. This brandy is sure to please the brandy and bourbon aficionados alike.   Bitters, sugar or simple syrup, an orange peel, our black label brandy soaked cherries,   black label brandy and ice make up this classic cocktail.

  Ingredients

2oz Azeo Black Label Brandy
1 tsp. sugar or simple syrup
2-3 dashes of bitters
1 Black Label Brandy soaked cherry (more for garnish if wanted)
1 orange peel

  Instructions

 1. Start by adding your sugar or simple sugar and bitters to your lowball glass, mix until sugar is dissolved.  2. Take a knife or peeler to get your slice of fresh orange peel. Add your Black Label Brandy, brandy soaked cherry (add in a little bit of the syrup the cherries are soaking in for a richer flavor) and orange peel.  3. Add in a couple cubes of ice, stir and serve! (:

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