Dec 14

Chocolate Raisin Old-Fashioned Cocktail

A wonderful marriage of smoked oak, fruity raisins and dark chocolate made in the popular style of an old fashioned with raisin infused Woodford reserve and raisin bitters.

Ingredients:

40mls Raisin infused Woodford Reserve Brandy*
20mls Cacao chocolate liqueur &  **Demerara sugar syrup**
2 dashes raisin bitters*
Garnish: Chocolate raisins & Orange zest
*to infuse bitters and brandy add raisins to Woodford Reserve / Angostura Bitters and let stand for 4 days*
**sugar syrup = 1 part hot water to 1 part sugar (Demerara sugar works best for this recipe)

Directions

Glass: Whiskey glass
  • Fill glass with ice.
  • Pour all ingredients in the glass.
  • Stir with a spoon for 15 – 20 secs. ( the longer you stir the more diluted it will be )
  • Zest with orange and drop the orange peel in the glass.
  • Top with chocolate-covered raisins.

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