Dog Days Old Fashioned
Total Time: 03h 10m
Hands-on Time: 00h 20m
Makes: 1 serving
This spicy and tropical libation is a great introduction to the world of old-fashioned bourbon cocktails. It mixes elements of summer and fall with a heat and smokiness that lingers and plays perfectly against the lime.
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Ingredients
- For the Crystallized Ginger Simple Syrup:
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup Frontier Co-op Crystallized Ginger Slices
- 1 1/4 cups Frontier Co-op Cane Sugar
- For the Mulled Spice Ice Cubes:
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
- 1 1/5 ounces Frontier Co-op Cider Mate Mulling Spice
- For the Old Fashioned:
- 1 1/2 ounces fine bourbon
- 1 ounce Crystallized Ginger Simple Syrup
- 1 ounce lime zest
- 6 dashes Peychaud bitters
- 1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op Cane Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op Alder Smoked Salt
Directions
- Combine water and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 1 hour.
- Turn off heat, stir in sugar and let steep for about 1 1/2 hours, until cool.
- Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve or strainer into an airtight, sterile jar.
- Store unused syrup in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 month.
- In a saucepan, bring water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Add lemon juice and mulling spice. Cover and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Strain spices, let liquid cool a bit and pour into ice cube trays. Freeze until solid.
- In a cocktail shaker, mix bourbon, simple syrup (1 ounce), lime zest and bitters. Fill shaker with ice cubes and shake for 30 seconds or until shaker becomes frosty.
- Rim an Old Fashioned glass with a wedge of lime. On a medium-size salad plate, mix sugar and smoked salt and gently turn glass in mixture.
- Pour contents of shaker into glass, and enjoy!
