Newfangled

About the Newfangled

Newfangled takes Timber Creek Florida Whiskey and builds it into something closer to a spiced, beer laced sour: two ounces of whiskey shaken with a full two ounces of double white ale, Angostura bitters, brandied cherries, an orange wheel, and simple syrup, then fine strained into a chilled coupe. The ale is the twist that makes this one interesting; instead of soda water or a plain shake, the beer brings its own wheat and citrus character plus natural carbonation that lightens the whole drink without watering it down, while the bitters and cherries push it toward old fashioned territory. Timber Creek Florida Whiskey holds the center of the drink because it is distilled on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and aged through the PureBlend process, which builds real grain sweetness and oak structure into the spirit, structure that is necessary here since the whiskey has to carry its own weight against a full two ounces of ale rather than being the lone dominant ingredient.

To build it, shake the whiskey, ale, bitters, cherries, orange wheel, and simple syrup hard with ice to muddle the fruit slightly and integrate the beer, then fine strain into a chilled coupe so the fruit solids stay out of the glass. It pours a hazy amber with a light foam on top from the ale. This is a good cool weather drink, a little unusual for a first pour but worth the introduction, and it pairs well with roast chicken, cucumber salad, goat cheese, lemon tart, or roasted almonds.

Serve it in a chilled coupe rather than a pint glass, despite the ale, since the goal is a cocktail with beer folded in rather than a beer cocktail on its own; the smaller glass also keeps the light foam intact for longer. Because it is essentially a whiskey cocktail with a full beer’s worth of ale mixed in, it drinks lighter than it is; pace yourself accordingly and enjoy it responsibly.

Newfangled takes Timber Creek Florida Whiskey and builds it into something closer to a spiced, beer laced sour: two ounces of whiskey shaken with a full two ounces of double white ale, Angostura bitters, brandied cherries, an orange wheel, and simple syrup, then fine strained into a chilled coupe. The ale is the twist that makes this one interesting; instead of soda water or a plain shake, the beer brings its own wheat and citrus character plus natural carbonation that lightens the whole drink without watering it down, while the bitters and cherries push it toward old fashioned territory. Timber Creek Florida Whiskey holds the center of the drink because it is distilled on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and aged through the PureBlend process, which builds real grain sweetness and oak structure into the spirit, structure that is necessary here since the whiskey has to carry its own weight against a full two ounces of ale rather than being the lone dominant ingredient.

To build it, shake the whiskey, ale, bitters, cherries, orange wheel, and simple syrup hard with ice to muddle the fruit slightly and integrate the beer, then fine strain into a chilled coupe so the fruit solids stay out of the glass. It pours a hazy amber with a light foam on top from the ale. This is a good cool weather drink, a little unusual for a first pour but worth the introduction, and it pairs well with roast chicken, cucumber salad, goat cheese, lemon tart, or roasted almonds.

Serve it in a chilled coupe rather than a pint glass, despite the ale, since the goal is a cocktail with beer folded in rather than a beer cocktail on its own; the smaller glass also keeps the light foam intact for longer. Because it is essentially a whiskey cocktail with a full beer’s worth of ale mixed in, it drinks lighter than it is; pace yourself accordingly and enjoy it responsibly.