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Bonfire Old Fashioned

Equipment

  • Rocks glass
  • Torch
  • Cocktail pick
  • Cocktail mixing glass
  • Cocktail spoon

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Bourbon
  • .25 oz. salted caramel syrup (see recipe below)
  • 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 1 torched marshmallow
  • 1 orange twist
  • ice (including a large ice cube)

Salted Caramel Syrup

  • 1 cup cane sugar
  • 1 cup purified water
  • 1.5 tsp sea salt

Instructions

  • Add Bourbon, salted caramel simple syrup (see next slide for recipe), and bitters to a cocktail mixing glass.
  • Add ice to the old fashioned glass and set aside.
  • Add ice to the cocktail mixing glass, stir the ingredients using a cocktail spoon, then immediately pour into a rocks glass.
    Pouring the Bonfire Old Fashioned into a rocks glass.
  • Gently squeeze the orange peel directly over the glass to release the oils, then twist and place into the glass.
  • Place the marshmallow on a cocktail pick, roast the marshmallow using a torch. Place the flaming marshmallow on top of the ice and serve immediately. Enjoy!
    Torching the marshmallow garnish on a Bonfire Old Fashioned.

Salted Caramel Syrup

  • Add 1 cup of sugar to a saucepan on medium low.
  • Whisk continuously as the sugar begins to melt and turns to an amber brown hue.
  • Once there are little to no lumps add the salt and whisk.
  • Slowly whisk in the water. Be very cautious of heat, bubbles, and steam. Once combined, remove from the heat and set aside to come to room temperature.
  • Strain the salted caramel using a mesh strainer and store in an airtight container and refrigerate.