Spiced Cherry Wood Old Fashioned Cocktail
Amy Traynor
This simple variation on the classic Old Fashioned enhances the flavors of your bourbon of choice with a spiced simple syrup and a cherry wood infused bourbon.
Prep Time 3 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Syrup Cooling Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 28 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
For the cocktail: 2 oz cherry wood infused bourbon I used Maker's Mark ¼ oz spiced simple syrup 2 dashes orange bitters For the spiced simple syrup: 1 cup water 1 cup sugar I used demerara 1 cinnamon stick 4 cardamom pods, lightly crushed 3 allspice berries 1 wide piece of orange peel
For the cocktail: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and fill it about 3/4 with ice.
Stir until well chilled, then strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with an expressed orange peel.
For the spiced simple syrup: Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir frequently until all of the sugar has dissolved. Add the spices and bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until flavorful.
Allow the syrup to cool, then strain out the solids. Store the syrup in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
1 cup water
1 cup sugar (I used demerara)
1-2 cinnamon sticks
4 cardamom pods
3 allspice berries
Orange peel
Keyword barrel char jar, bourbon, old fashioned, simple syrup, spiced simple syrup, whiskey