According to Zeppelin’s menu, the Old Fashioned was given its name in the 1880s.
Naturally, the Victorian-themed restaurant had to include a riff on this most classic of cocktails in their list of remixes. While the drink does appear on the menu in its original form, Zeppelin’s switch-up for The Edison bears little resemblance to the combination popularized in the 19th century.
This science experiment is bourbon, cashew-infused sorghum, barrel-aged bitters, and spiced cherry—all combined in a rocks glass and cold-smoked with cherry bark. Yeah, Ryan Hart and his bar crew actually keep cherry bark on hand. It looks (and tastes) like something out of an alternative history, and that’s kind of the point.
