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Old fashioned on a cutting board with a smoking rosemary sprig.

Smoked Rosemary Old Fashioned Recipe

Melissa
If you love a classic Old Fashioned cocktail, it's time to shake things up a bit with this Smoked Rosemary Old Fashioned cocktail! No special equipment is needed - and it just takes a few minutes to make!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Cocktails, whiskey
Cuisine Cocktails
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • ½ ounce rosemary simple syrup (store bought or homemade rosemary syrup)
  • Few dashes Orange bitters
  • Additional rosemary and/or orange peel for garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • Carefully burn the end of a rosemary spring until smoking. Cover the smoking Rosemary with a cocktail glass to trap smoke. Allow to smoke inside the glass for a few minutes.
  • Flip over cocktail glass and add ice.
  • Add the bourbon, rosemary syrup, and orange bitters.
  • Gently stir then add garnishes, if using.

Notes

How to make rosemary simple syrup:
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 sprigs fresh rosemary
Instructions
  • Add the water and sugar to a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add the sprigs of fresh rosemary and remove from heat. Allow the rosemary to infuse for at least 30 minutes while the syrup cools.
  • Remove the rosemary and pour into a clean airtight container.
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Nutrition

Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 12gFat: 0.01gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
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