Smoke-Filled Room

Jonathan Lam, Barrelhouse Flat | Chicago

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Jonathan Lam’s funky, peaty, rum-based riff on the Old-Fashioned, featuring banana syrup and root beer bitters named for the smoky, closed-door politics of yore.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 ounce Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum
  • 1 ounce Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum
  • 3/4 ounce El Dorado 12 yr Rum
  • 3/4 ounce El Dorado 12 yr Rum
  • 1/4 ounce Laphroaig 10yr
  • 1/4 ounce Laphroaig 10yr
  • 1/4 ounce banana syrup (See Editor's Note)
  • 1/4 ounce banana syrup (See Editor's Note)
  • 1 dash root beer bitters
  • 1 dash root beer bitters

Directions
  1. In a mixing glass, stir all ingredients with ice until chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass.
Editor's Note

To make banana syrup, combine 2 cups of chopped bananas with 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring all ingredients to a boil and turn off heat. Transfer all contents into larger container and let rest for 2 days. Strain finished syrup through a cheese cloth.