Brown Sugar Spiced Old Fashioned Recipe
acova’s selected stranahan’s, spiced brown sugar simple syrup, angostura bitters, toasted rosemary sprig, dehydrated orange, over a large cube
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Spiced Brown Sugar Simple Syrup (makes ~6 oz)
Garnish
Method
Spiced Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
- 1
Combine and dissolve
In a small saucepan combine dark brown sugar and water. Add whole cloves, cinnamon stick and ginger slices. Heat over medium, stirring occasionally until sugar fully dissolves (do not boil vigorously).
- 2
Simmer and steep
Once the sugar dissolves, reduce heat to low and let the mixture gently simmer for 5 minutes to extract spice flavors. Remove from heat and allow to steep another 15 minutes for fuller flavor.
- 3
Finish and store
Strain out solids through a fine mesh sieve. Stir in vanilla extract while still warm. Cool to room temperature, then transfer to a sealed bottle and refrigerate. Yields about 5–6 oz. Keeps 2 weeks refrigerated.
Cocktail Assembly
- 4
Prepare glass and ice
Place one large clear ice cube into an Old Fashioned (rocks) glass.
- 5
Build the cocktail
Add 0.5 oz spiced brown sugar simple syrup to the glass, followed by 3 dashes Angostura bitters and 2 oz Stranahan's. Gently stir with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds to properly chill the drink and slightly dilute the syrup.
Garnish & Aromatics
- 6
Toast the rosemary
Using tongs, briefly hold the rosemary sprig over an open flame (kitchen torch or gas stove) until the tips begin to smoke and release aromatic oils, about 3–6 seconds. Do not burn; you're aiming for fragrant smoke.
- 7
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