Old Fashioned, Brown Butter

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/brown-butter-old-fashioned/

INGREDIENTS

• 4 dashes Angostura bitters
• ¼ ounce brown sugar syrup (equal parts brown sugar to water)
• 1 orange peel
• 1 Luxardo maraschino cherry
• 2 ounces brown-butter-washed bourbon (see TIPS)
• 2 orange peels + Luxardo maraschino cherry garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. In a rocks glass, muddle the bitters, brown sugar syrup, orange peel and cherry.

2. Add the bourbon and 1 large ice cube and stir until well-chilled

3. Garnish with an orange peel “rose” by rolling 2 swaths of orange peels with a Luxardo maraschino cherry inside.

TIPS

Brown-butter-washed bourbon:

1. Slowly brown ½ cup unsalted butter in a saucepan until well-toasted with a nutty aroma. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
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2. Pour a 750 mL bottle of Benchmark bourbon (or a bourbon of your choice) into a plastic container, and gently stir in the brown butter. Leave the mixture uncovered until completely cool and the butter has become firm and risen to the top of the container.
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3. Freeze the mixture, skim off solids, then strain through cheesecloth to remove all solids. Cover with lid, label and date. The bourbon will keep for a few weeks.