The Colonial Ties cocktail is a robust and flavorful drink, combining 100 proof rye whiskey with Jamaican rum. Enhanced with orange bitters, soda water, and a sugar cube, it’s stirred and garnished with an orange twist, offering a spirit-forward experience like that of an old fashioned.

Colonial Ties

Ingredients

  • 1 oz (30 ml) 100 proof rye whiskey
  • 1 oz (30 ml) Jamaican rum
  • 0.25 oz (7.5 ml) soda water
  • 4 dashes orange bitters
  • 1 sugar cube
  • A mist of absinthe
  • Orange twist for garnish

Steps

  1. Rinse or mist the chilled rocks glass with absinthe to coat the interior, adding a fragrant layer.
  2. Combine the sugar cube, soda water, and bitters in a chilled rocks glass.
  3. Muddle until the sugar cube is completely dissolved.
  4. Add The whiskey and rum, followed by a large ice cube.
  5. Stir the drink until fully mixed, lifting the cube occasionally to mix in the sugar.
  6. Express the oils of the orange peel onto the drink.
  7. Garnish with the orange peel.