Spiced Old-Fashioned
A bourbon old-fashioned gets a cozy lift from homemade spiced syrup and cardamom bitters.
Servings 1 drink
Calories 1014kcal
Ingredients
Spiced Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 pieces whole cloves
- 4 whole black peppercorns
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 2 tablespoons peeled and diced ginger root
- 1 tablespoons whole cardamom pods crushed
- 1 piece whole nutmeg
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 piece lemon zest about 1 inch wide
Spiced Old-Fashioned
- ¼ to ½ ounce spiced syrup
- 2 ounces bourbon whiskey
- 3 to 4 dashes orange bitters
- 1 large ice cube
- 1 piece orange zest for garnish
- 5-6 whole cloves for garnish
- 1 whole cinnamon stick for garnish
Instructions
Spiced Simple Syrup
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water. Add cloves, black peppercorns, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, star anise and lemon zest.
- Stir until sugar has dissolved. Keep warm on low heat for 15 minutes, but do not boil.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. Store syrup in an airtight container without zest, star anise, cloves and peppercorns.
Spiced Old-Fashioned
- In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine whiskey and spiced syrup.
- Use a bar spoon to gently stir the mixture until chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube.
- For the garnish, cut a strip of orange zest into a parallelogram. Pierce it with five to six whole cloves, then wrap it around a cinnamon stick.
Notes
Syrup storage: Store the spiced syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month.
To batch for a crowd: Multiply the ingredients by the number of servings and stir everything together in a bottle or jar. For eight drinks, that’s 16 ounces bourbon, 2 to 4 ounces spiced syrup and 3 to 4 teaspoons cardamom bitters. Stir with ¼ cup ice before refrigerating, then pour 2.5 ounces over ice in rocks glasses. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Bitters swaps: If you don’t have orange bitters, cardamom bitters or Angostura bitters add warm baking-spice depth. Use 3 to 4 dashes of either.
To batch for a crowd: Multiply the ingredients by the number of servings and stir everything together in a bottle or jar. For eight drinks, that’s 16 ounces bourbon, 2 to 4 ounces spiced syrup and 3 to 4 teaspoons cardamom bitters. Stir with ¼ cup ice before refrigerating, then pour 2.5 ounces over ice in rocks glasses. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Bitters swaps: If you don’t have orange bitters, cardamom bitters or Angostura bitters add warm baking-spice depth. Use 3 to 4 dashes of either.
Nutrition
Serving: 2.5ounces | Calories: 1014kcal | Carbohydrates: 225g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 201g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 3mg
