Cocktails
Cheung Fun Old Fashioned – Holly Graham Original Cocktail
Partnering with Jameson for International Women’s Day 2023, Holly concocted the Cheung Fun Old Fashioned. Inspired by her east Asian surroundings; umami flavours of soy and sesame, gives a Cheung Fun the perfect balance of sweet and savoury.
“I’ve lived in Asia for well over a decade, having called Hong Kong home for the best part of that. I love Cantonese food, and love using soy in cocktails, so wanted to base an Old Fashioned on the flavour of Cheung Fun – a dish of rice rolls doused in different sauces – including soy – and topped with sesame seeds. The salty umami of soy and sesame plays really well with whiskey too.”
Ingredients
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60 ml Sesame infused Jameson
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20 ml Soy caramel (5:2 caramel and light soy sauce)
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1 Dash Orange bitters
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1 Dash Angostura (aromatic) bitters
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Garnish with Sesame Seeds
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60 ml Sesame infused Jameson
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20 ml Soy caramel (5:2 caramel and light soy sauce)
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1 Dash Orange bitters
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1 Dash Angostura (aromatic) bitters
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Garnish with Sesame Seeds
How to make
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Stir all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass.
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Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
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Garnish with sesame seeds.
Holly Graham
Holly Graham is an all-round cocktails and spirits specialist. She is the founder of cocktail bar Tokyo Confidential in Japan (opening Autumn 2023) and the author of Cocktails of Asia, a book that shares the recipes, stories and history behind the cocktails, bars and people that define the spirited region she’s called home for well over a decade. Holly is also the Managing Editor (International) of DRiNK Magazine, Asia’s leading bar industry platform. She is currently #9 on Bar World 100 – a list of the world’s most influential figures in the bar industry – and has featured consecutively since 2020. She also sits on both the education and Spirited Awards committees for Tales of the Cocktail, and is a judge for several renowned spirit and cocktail competitions.
