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Spirited: Vanilla Bean Old-Fashioned

Source of Recipe


Bon Appétit



List of Ingredients



• ¼ cup water
  
• ¼ cup sugar
  
• 2 (1-inch pieces) vanilla bean, each split lengthwise
  
• 2 (1-inch) squares orange peel (orange part only)
  
• 1 tsp orange bitters
  
• Ice cubes
  
• ½ cup bourbon
  
• 2 maraschino cherries *
  






Instructions



1. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cool simple syrup.
   
   
2. Place one vanilla bean, one piece orange peel, and ½ teaspoon bitters in each of two old-fashioned glasses. Using muddler or wooden spoon handle, mash to blend and bring out flavors.
   
   
3. Add 1 tablespoon simple syrup to each glass. Fill glasses with ice. Pour ¼ cup bourbon over ice in each glass; stir to blend. Garnish with cherries.
   
   Makes 2
   
   






Final Comments


* For an extra kick, garnish the cocktail with Griottines Morello cherries, which -- unlike maraschinos -- are soaked in kirsch. They are available at amazon.com