Lakhan’s Old-Fashioned

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By M. Carrie Allan

This spicy riff connected the Old-Fashioned, named for a street-smart quality successful a Bollywood film, uses a divided basal of bourbon and brandy for complexity, and layers successful a affluent chaat masala syrup. The Indian spice blend includes amchoor (dried greenish mango) powder, cumin, achromatic brackish and different savory spices.

Adapted from Dante Datta and E. Jay Apaga of Tapori edifice successful Washington.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 1 (makes 1 cocktail)

For the chaat masala syrup

7 ounces (200 grams) crumbled oregon powdered jaggery (see Where to bargain and Substitutions)
Scant 1/2 cupful (100 grams) water
2 teaspoons chaat masala (see Where to buy)

For the cocktail

1 ample crystal cube, positive smaller crystal cubes
1 ounce bottled-in-bond bourbon, specified arsenic Old Forester 1897 oregon Heaven Hill
1 ounce Spanish brandy, specified arsenic Lustau Solera Reserva
1/8 ounce (3/4 teaspoon) chaat masala syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes orangish bitters
Strips of orangish peel, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per drink

Calories
168
Fat
0 g
Saturated Fat
0 g
Carbohydrates
3 g
Sodium
0 mg
Cholesterol
0 mg
Protein
0 g
Fiber
0 g
Sugar
3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Dante Datta and E. Jay Apaga of Tapori edifice successful Washington.

Tested by M. Carrie Allan.

Published March 10, 2026