Local Greenpoint whiskey bar The Moonlight Mile (200 Franklin St.) is celebrating its ninth anniversary this weekend.
On Saturday, March 11, 3 p.m. – midnight, the bar is celebrating nine years in the neighborhood with “good tunes” and “tasty libations,” including whiskey and beer specials, according to owner Garry Embry.
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Embry told Greenpointers that The Moonlight Mile was the #1 customer-rated whiskey bar in the United States on Yelp in 2021. “Glad to be Greenpoint-owned and operated,” Embry added.
In honor of this anniversary, Embry has shared the bar’s recipe for a Classic Old Fashioned. See the recipe for this classic cocktail below and find last week’s Community Cookbook recipe here.
The Moonlight Mile’s Classic Old Fashioned
Ingredients
2 ounces of bourbon
.25 ounces of turbinado syrup (which is Sugar in the Raw made into a syrup)
4 dashes of Angostura bitters
1 small piece of an orange peel
1-2 dashes of orange bitters (if desired)
Directions
- Stir bourbon, syrup, and Angostura bitters in a mixing glass.
- Strain the mixture into a rocks glass.
- Add ice.
- Express orange zest. (To express, first, use a sharp paring knife to slice a thin oval from the peel. Then, twist the peel over the surface of the cocktail to add a thin float of essential oil.)
- Drop the orange peel into the cocktail as a garnish.
If more orange taste is desired, add 1-2 dashes of orange bitters into mixing glass before mixing.