Brown Butter Old Fashioned
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stirredrocks
advanced prep
Ingredients
- 4 dashesangostura bitters
- 0.25 ouncebrown sugar syrup(1:1 brown sugar to water)
- 1Orange peel
- 1Luxardo maraschino cherry
- 2 ozbrown-butter-washed bourbon(see notes)
Garnish: 2 orange peels and Luxardo maraschino cherry
Preparation
- 1.
In a rocks glass, muddle the bitters, brown sugar syrup, orange peel, and cherry.
- 2.
Add the bourbon and 1 large ice cube and stir until well chilled.
- 3.
Garnish with an orange peel “rose” by rolling 2 swaths of orange peels with a Luxardo maraschino cherry inside.
Notes
Brown-butter-washed bourbon: Slowly brown ½ cup unsalted butter in a saucepan until well-toasted with a nutty aroma. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Pour a 750 ml bottle of Benchmark bourbon (or a bourbon of your choice) into a plastic container and gently stir in the brown butter. Leave the mixture uncovered until completely cool and the butter has become firm and risen to the top of the container. Freeze the mixture, skim off solids, then strain through cheesecloth to remove all solids. Cover with lid, label and date. The bourbon will keep for a few weeks.