This gingerbread old fashioned is the perfect Christmas cocktail; it combines gingerbread syrup, bourbon, orange bitters, and aromatic bitters. Its sweet, spicy, and perfectly holiday-flavored!
Bourbon is my spirit of choice, and indulging in a bourbon cocktail is my favorite way to relax during the winter months.Ialso love a spin on an old-fashioned just like this: Bourbon Peach Old Fashioned, Bourbon Apple Cider Old Fashioned, or this Spiced Cranberry Old Fashioned!
Key Ingredients:
- Bourbon: Bourbon is the key ingredient in this cocktail, so using the best one that goes well with the gingerbread flavor is key. A sweet but well-balanced bourbon is by far the best.
- Brown sugar: Through testing, we've found that brown sugar syrup creates the best flavor and mixes and balances best with the bourbon. Brown sugar adds depth that matches the flavors in the bourbon.
- Molasses: Molasses is a key ingredient in gingerbread and a rich and robust sweet flavor.
- Spices: Ground ginger, cinnamon, all spice, and clove are added to the syrup to get the signature gingerbread flavor.
- Bitters: bitters are flavor extracts made with alcohol and a variety of flavors and spices. They tend to be bitter or bittersweet and are made to balance out sweet or sour cocktails. In this recipe, we use orange and aromatic bitters, which are a delicious blend of spices.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make this recipe:
- Step 1: Start by making the gingerbread syrup by mixing ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup molasses, 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon allspice, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, and 1 cup water. Let simmer for 10 minutes, then cool and strain.
- Step 2: Next, add 2 ounces of bourbon, ½ ounce of gingerbread syrup, 2 dashes of orange bitters, and 1 dash of aromatic bitters.
- Step 3: Stir to combine, and garnish with an orange.
Tips:
Suggested Barware: Use a jigger to measure your bourbon and syrup accurately. Also, using a cocktail stirrer is beneficial because it fits so well around the ice.
Ice: Use a large ice cube because it melts slower and is less likely to dilute the drink.
Store the syrup in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Gingerbread Old Fashioned
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: cocktail
- Method: stirred
- Cuisine: american
Description
This gingerbread old fashioned is the perfect Christmas cocktail; it combines gingerbread syrup, bourbon, orange bitters, and aromatic bitters. Its sweet, spicy, and perfectly holiday-flavored!
Ingredients
For the syrup:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- ¼ ground cloves
- 1 cup water.
For the cocktail:
- 2 ounces bourbon
- ½ ounce gingerbread syrup
- 2 dashes of orange bitters
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
Instructions
- Start by making the gingerbread syrup by mixing ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup molasses, 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon allspice, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer, let cook for 10-15 minutes then let cool and strain.
- Next, add 2 ounces of bourbon, ½ ounce of gingerbread syrup, 2 dashes of orange bitters, and 1 dash of aromatic bitters.
- Stir to combine and garnish with an orange.
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