The Fireside Sipper

Content courtesy of our friends the Simple Goodness Sisters

Fall is well underway and we’re ready to start cozying up by the fire as days get shorter and a little bit colder. We turned to the Simple Goodness Sisters for one of their favorite drinks. A very unique location, the sisters operate a farm exclusively for cocktails, growing herbs, edible flowers, fruits, and veggies. Based in Washington state, you can visit the farm, shop the Soda Shop, or hop online to purchase their simple syrups and cookbooks. Cheers to this sipper!

Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

In our recipe, the Simple Goodness Sisters simple syrup takes the place of the classic sugar cube to add sweetness and mellow out the whiskey. Try it with Rhubarb Vanilla Bean syrup, for a tart-sweet punch where the vanilla complements the caramel toast flavors of bourbon aged in oak barrels. We also love it with the Lemon Herb paired with a sharp, bright 100% rye whiskey. Super unique with the herbal back notes!

ingredients:

2 oz. Batch 206 Old Log Cabin Bourbon or, depending on your tastes and the syrup you're using, experiment with rye whiskey or a blended whiskey
1 bar spoon Rhubarb Vanilla Bean, Huckleberry Spruce Tip, Lemon Herb, or other Simple Goodness Sisters syrup
1 dash aromatic bitters
light splash of club soda, optional
ice cube
orange twist
optional garnishes: edible flowers, cinnamon stick

directions:

In a heavy bottom rocks glass, dash the bitters to the bottom of the glass.
Add a bar spoon of simple syrup and stir.
Add your ice cube and pour the 2 oz. of whiskey over the top. Give one gentle swirl to the drink.
Add a splash of club soda, if desired, and then your citrus twist (a skinny section of citrus peel that has been carefully shaved off the fruit without removing the white part or "pith", as this part brings bitterness to the drink.)
Rub the twist along the inside of the glass rim, and then hold both ends in your fingers and give it one counter-clockwise turn over the top of the glass. Curl the ends to a spiral and drop it in the glass.

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RECIPE BY:
Belinda Kelly and Venise Cunningham