Description
A delightful cocktail blending bourbon with homemade sugar plum syrup and a hint of bitters.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 ounce sugar plum syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 large clear ice cube
- 1 thin orange peel twist
- 1 small slice of fresh plum (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Add the chopped plums, water, sugar, orange zest, and cinnamon stick to a small saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar fully dissolves.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes until the plums soften and the liquid turns deep purple.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the mixture cool slightly.
- Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve into a clean jar.
- Discard the solids and set the syrup aside to cool completely.
- Add the bourbon to a mixing glass.
- Pour in the sugar plum syrup.
- Add two dashes of Angostura bitters.
- Stir the mixture until chilled.
- Place one large clear ice cube into a lowball glass.
- Strain the cocktail over the ice cube.
- Curl a thin strip of orange peel and place it inside the glass on the right side.
- Add a small slice of plum as an optional garnish.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- This cocktail is perfect for fall gatherings and can be easily multiplied for larger batches.
- Adjust the sweetness of the sugar plum syrup according to your taste preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg