Smoked Maple Old Fashioned

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 2 oz bourbon or rye whisky
• ½ oz pure maple syrup
• 2 dashes cherry bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters
• Orange peel, for garnish
• Amarena cherry, for garnish

Directions

1. In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the bourbon, maple syrup, and both bitters.
2. Stir gently for about 20 seconds until well-chilled and balanced.
3. Strain the mixture into a rocks glass over a large cube of ice.
4. Express the orange peel over the glass, then add it in along with a cinnamon stick.
5. For an optional flair, smoke the glass with cherry or maple wood after pouring.
6. Serve and enjoy slowly, savoring the rich, cozy fall notes.