
The pour
Maple-finished bourbon over applewood smoke, with vanilla, walnut bitters, and a curl of orange.
Ingredients
Serves
- Straight bourbon whiskey — maple-wood finished (Company Distilling)1½ oz
- Vanilla liqueur1 oz
- Acid-adjusted orange juice¾ oz
- Maple syrup¼ oz
- Walnut bitters2 dashes
- Smoked applewoodFor the glass
Method
- 01Smoke the double-rocks glass with smoldering applewood.
- 02Add all ingredients to a shaking tin with ice.
- 03Shake hard for 8–10 seconds.
- 04Double-strain into the pre-smoked glass over one large clear cube.
- 05Express orange peel oils over the surface and drop in.
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