Hold Your Horses: A Wintry Old Fashioned

• 1 1/2 ozbottled-in-bond rye whiskey
• 3/4 ozbrown butter apple brandy
• 1/4 ozfig syrup
• 4 dashesangostura bitters

Preparation

1. 1.

   Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir to chill. Strain over a large ice cube and garnish.

2. 2.

   Brown Butter Apple BrandyAdd 1/4 lb of butter to a sauce pan. Once it starts to melt, add 3 cinnamon sticks, 4 whole cloves, and 1 star of anise. Stir occasionally over medium heat until butter begins to brown. Then allow the butter mixture to cool down for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture into a sealable container with 750ml of apple brandy. Stir and set in the freezer for 1 hour. Once the butter solidifies, strain out the butter and spices. Rebottle the fat-washed brandy. Will keep in the refrigerator or freezer for 1 month.

3. 3.

   Fig SyrupSimmer 10 dried figs over medium heat in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Strain out the figs and add 2 cups of demerara sugar, stirring to incorporate. Will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator.