Harvest Old Fashioned
Ingredients
Syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary plus more for serving
- 2 cinnamon sticks or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cardamom pods or 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 inch fresh ginger sliced (no need to peel)
- zest of 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cocktail
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 ounce honey syrup or to taste
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice ~ 1 quarter orange
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice ~ 1 half lemon
- 1 to 2 dashes Orange bitters
- Garnish with an orange slice and rosemary
Instructions
- In a medium pot, bring 1/2 cup water, honey, rosemary, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger to a boil over high heat.
- Boil 2-3 minutes and remove from the heat.
- Stir in the orange zest and vanilla.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Strain (pressing down on solids to remove as much liquid as possible) into a container and store in the refrigerator. Syrup can be made a week in advance.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine bourbon, honey syrup, orange juice, lemon juice and orange bitters. Taste to ensure it has the right sweetness – if not, add an additional tablespoon of syrup.
- Add ice and shake. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice and rosemary.
Notes
* I recommend Regans’ Orange Bitters No. 6.
* The syrup makes about 3/4 of cup or enough for 6 to 8 drinks (depending on preferred sweetness).
* Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled – you may want to use a larger pot.
* The syrup makes about 3/4 of cup or enough for 6 to 8 drinks (depending on preferred sweetness).
* Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled – you may want to use a larger pot.
