Gingerbread Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 0.25 oz Maple Syrup
• 0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
• 0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Orange twist · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the bourbon, maple syrup, ginger syrup, cinnamon syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.

2. 2

   Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.

3. 3

   Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube over fresh ice.

4. 4

   Express an orange twist over the drink and drop it in.

The Story

A modern holiday variation on the Old Fashioned that borrows the flavors of gingerbread: ginger, cinnamon, and maple or molasses sweetness. It is a popular seasonal special on winter bar menus.