Whiskey, Spice, & Everything Nice Cocktail
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Pitcher or punch bowl
Ingredients
For drink:
- 5 oz. brown sugar and cinnamon syrup (recipe below)
- 15 oz. bourbon or whiskey
- 10 oz. apple cider
- 5 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 5-8 dashes The Bitter Bottle's aromatic bitters
For brown sugar and cinnamon syrup:
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- To make the brown sugar and cinnamon syrup, combine equal parts of packed brown sugar and water into a saucepan and heat over low heat.
- For each half cup of mixture, add one cinnamon stick and simmer until the sugar has entirely dissolved and the syrup gets slightly thicker.
- Allow syrup to cool before creating the cocktail.
- To create the cocktail, add ingredients to a cocktail shaker in batches and shake to combine.
- Strain into a pitcher or punch bowl, and stir once more to combine.