This Old Fashioned Craft Cocktail Kit is for the whiskey lover in your life. Start with a locally distilled whiskey. Place dried cherries, orange slices, thyme, and sugar in a Mason jar. Does your someone special like baking spices? Add some fresh ginger. Do they love cherries? Add extra. Perhaps they are vodka drinkers? Swap out the whiskey and the cherries, and add fresh lime and a few dashes of orange bitters instead. Just three days later: a scrumptious, personalized gift is ready for giving.
History of the Old-Fashioned
The Old-Fashioned is one of the most classic cocktails out there, originating in the very first bar manuals in the early 1800s…but we’re making the Old-Fashioned “new” with this craft cocktail kit take on it. The Old-Fashioned was a take on the overly complex cocktails that had Chartreuse, Absinthe, Curacao or other liqueurs. Some true-blue cocktail fans started asking for a cocktail in the “old fashioned” style: spirit, sugar, water, and bitters. No frills. But no frills doesn’t have to be low-brow, and this cocktail’s enduring popularity shows its greatness.
Old Fashioned Craft Cocktail Kit Recipe
- Yield: 1 jar 1x
Description
A Mason jar adds a touch of homey charm to this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 qt Mason jar
- 5 dried orange slices
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 3 dried thyme sprigs
- 1 cup sugar cubes
- Local whiskey of your choice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in Mason jar.
- Once you are ready to use, fill to the top with whiskey and let infuse for at least 3 days.
- Once the liquor is ready, use it in flavorful cocktails.
- This cocktail-in-a-jar can be stored in the refrigerator or at room temperature for up to 1 year.
- For excellent giftable nibbles to enjoy with your cocktail, try our Salty Snack Mix Recipe!
Our friends at Barberry Farm shared an afternoon with us, making these sippable gifts for some of their clients.
Recipe and Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Dave Bryce
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