Alpine Manhattan
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Author: Cooking with Michele
Recipe type: Beverage
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- Pine bough (about a 6-inch long section from a spruce works well)
- 2 ounces of bourbon (I like it with 3 ounces)
- Large ice cubes, for serving
- 2-4 orange peels, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Roughly cut up the pine bough and add it. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until the mixture starts to thicken. Although you can use the syrup right away, it will have a better flavor if you let the pine bough infuse in it over night.
- When ready to make your cocktail, strain the pine bough from the syrup and discard it. Combine 4 ounces of bourbon with 2 ounces of the pine simple syrup in a shaker and add 1 small ice cube. Cover and shake well to combine. Place a large ice cube into each of 2 glasses and add the orange peel. Divide the drink between the 2 glasses and serve immediately. If the drink tastes too sweet, stir a little extra bourbon into your glass.
Recipe by Cooking With Michele® at https://cookingwithmichele.com/2021/11/alpine-manhattan/