About the Recipe
Ingredients
Smoked Cherries - you’ll muddle smoke cherries in the bottom of the serving glass.
Cherry Simple Syrup - your homemade smoked cherry simple syrup is the perfect sweetener. Add as much or as little as you like.
Booze - a combination of Anastoga Bitters and campfire whiskey is the perfect combination for this Smoked Old Fashioned Cocktail.
Preparation
Step 1
First, smoke 1 pound of fresh cherries in a wood smoker with Alder wood chips for 45 minutes to an hour.
In a saucepan over low heat, dissolve sugar in water until smooth. Add in ½ cup of smoked cherries and marinate overnight in an airtight container. Strain the syrup, and keep the cherries.
Step 2
To make your Smoked Old Fashioned, add a spoonful of smoked cherries to the bottom of your serving glass.
Step 3
Muddle, then add ice, cherry simple syrup, bitters, and whiskey.Â