gingerbread house old fashioned
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Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz orange liqueur
- 1 oz gingerbread syrup (recipe below)
- dash orange bitters
- star anise and cinnamon stick, to garnish
gingerbread syrup
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp round cloves
- 1 orange peel, about 2 inches long
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a small saucepot, combine the brown sugar, molasses, 3/4 cup water, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and orange peel. Simmer about 5 minutes until the granules dissolve. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool slightly. Extra syrup will keep in the fridge for up to a week.
- In a rocks glass, stir together the bourbon, orange liqueur, syrup, and bitters. Add a large square or round ice cube (or a regular amount of ice cubes if that's all you got!) Garnish with a cinnamon stick and anise pod, as desired.