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Sorghum Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with a charred orange wheel

Sorghum Old Fashioned

Picture of Heather Wibbels, Cocktail Contessa, pouring a cocktailHeather Wibbels
For this Sorghum Old Fashioned, I added a Kentucky twist to this drink with some sorghum syrup and a touch of smoke by smoking or rinsing the glass to evoke the feel of the paddock at Churchill Downs with racing fans sipping bourbons and smoking cigars.
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3 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Bourbon Cocktail
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • ½ oz sorghum syrup**
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 1 dash Hella Bitters Smoked chili bitters or ½ bar spoon smoky Scotch
  • Garnish: charred candied orange wheel

Instructions
 

  • Smoke an old fashioned glass or rinse a glass with peated Scotch. Set aside.
  • Combine bourbon, syrup and bitters in a mixing glass.
  • Fill with ice and stir for 30 seconds.
  • Strain into prepared glass over one large rock.
  • Garnish with a charred candied orange wheel.

Notes

**Sorghum syrup
  • ½ cup sorghum
  • 1 oz hot water
Combine sorghum with very hot water. Stir until combined. Store in the fridge for 4-6 weeks.
Keyword apple bitters, bourbon, old fashioned
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