A makeshift two-ingredient cocktail of bourbon and Dr Pepper recreates many sensory elements of an old fashioned. Bourbon contributes boozy heat, woodiness, caramel, vanilla, baking spices, and tobacco notes. Dr Pepper contains flavors such as cherry, plum, almond, sarsaparilla, vanilla, black licorice, cinnamon, ginger, clove, and molasses that overlap with bourbon and simple syrup. The combination balances sweetness and spice without muddling, dashing bitters, or precise measurements. Preparation requires one to two ounces of bourbon and a splash or chosen amount of Dr Pepper for an easy, flavorful approximation of an old fashioned.
The true recipe calls for bourbon with water and sugar - or simple syrup - plus bitters (traditionally Angostura). Enhanced by a garnish of an orange slice or peel and a cherry, the finishing flavor profile deftly balances bourbon's subtle boozy heat, woodiness, and sweet, spicy notes of caramel, vanilla, baking spices, and tobacco with a complementary combo of sugar's straightforward sweetness and the spice and bitterness of the Angostura bitters.
At least in terms of what we can taste, Dr Pepper boasts many of the same notes that are in bourbon as well as simple syrup and bitters. When you add Dr Pepper to bourbon, you accomplishing a profile remarkably similar to that of an iconic old fashioned, but in two simple steps - no muddling or dashing required. All you have to do is add however much soda you'd like to one to two ounces of bourbon; a splash will do the trick,
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