Old Fashioned Cocktail (W/ Blood Orange Syrup)

1. 1

   Add simple syrup and bitters to an old fashioned glass and twirl until bitters and syrup are completely mixed.

2. 2

   Fill glass with ice 3/4 of the way up and fill bourbon to just below that level (comes out to 2-2.5 ounces.)

3. 3

   Stir (do not shake!) Taste and then taste again 5 min later and the melt from the ice will create a dangerously drinkable bourbon cocktail.

4. 4

   Cut blood orange into very thin vertical slices (like medallions or rounds, not wedges) and set aside.

5. 5

   Mix sugar and water in a small sauce pan and heat over medium to medium to low heat until sugar is dissolved. Once dissolved add blood orange slices and cook 15-20 min until orange slices look limp.

6. 6

   Immediately jar and cool. Best to make ahead and have batch ready for cocktail hour. (Note: any 2:1 sugar syrup will work for the old fashioned. 1:1 doesn't pack enough punch while 2:1 takes off the bite of the bourbon with out making the cocktail too sweet.)

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.