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Suburban

Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.0 61 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/2 oz Aged rum (6-10yr)
3/4 oz Tawny port
1 dash Orange bitters
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over small or cracked cubes).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and float as garnish.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 185 calories

History

An Old Fashioned variation using rum and port instead of sugar.

This drink originated at the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, the site now occupied by the Empire State Building. It was created for James R Keene, an owner of racehorses whose steeds competed in the Suburban Handicap at Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay track. Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 book, Old Waldorf Bar Days, features the Suburban. SUBURBAN* Dash Orange Bitters Dash Angostura Bitters One-fifth Port Wine One-fifth Jamaica Rum Three-fifths Whiskey Frappé Cocktails named Futurity, Suburban, and similar, were created to honor the victories of James R. Keene, his racing associates, and other prominent stable owners at nearby racecourses.