Smoked Apple Cider Old Fashioned

One thing about me… I’m ordering an Old Fashioned when it’s on the menu! I’m giving this classic cocktail some holiday spirit & making it a Smoked Apple Cider Old Fashioned. Add this one to your holiday celebration drink list! Check out the full ingredient list with step-by-step instructions below.

Cocktail Ingredients

2 oz bourbon whiskey

1/2 oz grand marnier

1 oz apple cider

1/2 tsp bitters

1 whole cinnamon stick

1 whole nutmeg

Garnish

extra large ice cube

orange peel

luxardo maraschino cherry

whole cinnamon stick

fresh grated nutmeg

Instructions
Makes 1 cocktail | recipe can be doubled or tripled to make more servings

Add each measured cocktail ingredient to bar shaker cup

Stir — don’t shake — with bar spoon until well combined

Pour mixed cocktail through bar strainer into a rocks glass with extra large ice cube

Garnish with whole cinnamon stick, orange peel made using a vegetable peeler & luxardo maraschino cherry

Sprinkle lightly with fresh grated nutmeg & enjoy as is or optionally smoked!

Optional:
To smoke, use hand-torch to smolder oak wood chunk or chips on a dome pedestal

Add finished cocktail to pedestal with smoldering oak & cover with glass dome

Re-light oak if necessary & allow cocktail to smolder under glass dome until desired smokiness is achieved