How to Make Your First Smoked Cocktail at Home?

The smoked cocktail trend has been taking the trendiest bars by storm in recent years, but you can easily make it at home too. In this article, we present step by step how to create your first smoky whiskey cocktail with home smoking tricks. Featured keywords: smoked cocktail, whiskey cocktail, home smoking, cocktail recipe.

What is a smoked cocktail anyway?

The specialty of smoked cocktails comes from their woody, ashy, and unique aromas. During smoking, you can bring distinctive, intense flavors into your drink, so the experience is guaranteed to be unforgettable. This method is most often used for whiskey cocktails, for example for Old Fashioned or Whiskey Sour drinks[1][2][6].

What you'll need â The tricks of home smoking

• Whiskey (bourbon, rye, scotch â however you like it).
• Cocktail ingredients (sugar syrup, lemon juice, bitters, ice, etc.)
• Glass cover or homemade smoking dome (even a larger glass cloche will do).
• Wood chips for smoking (beech, cherry, oak, apple; each gives a different character!)
• Torch or kitchen flame thrower
• Wooden board or heat-resistant surface
• If you'd like to automate: a manual smoke gun can also be ordered online.

During home smoking, don't use lacquered or chemically treated wood! Beech and cherry are the two most common and safest choices for home use as well[5][7].

The basic smoked whiskey cocktail recipe â Old Fashioned smoky style

The classic Old Fashioned is one of the most popular whiskey cocktails, which provides an excellent base for combining with smoke.[2][8]

Ingredients:

• 4 cl whiskey (bourbon or rye)
• 1 sugar cube
• 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
• orange peel
• ice cubes

Preparation steps - The home smoking process:

1. Making the cocktail:
   • Place the sugar cube in an Old Fashioned glass, drop bitters on it, add a little water.
   • Crush the sugar, add ice, and pour in the whiskey.
   • Stir, then flavor with orange peel.
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