Warm things up quickly after a day in the bitter cold with Clyde Park wrangler/livestock coordinator Tyler W. Gaisford’s Honeycrisp Old Fashioned made with bourbon, maple syrup, Honeycrisp apple cider, and orange aromatic bitters with a pinch of flake sea salt. It has tones of a childhood favorite: the caramel apple. But this apple grew up and put on its cowboy boots. Served in glassybaby rockers.
MAKES 2 DRINKS
3 ounces bourbon
1 ounce maple syrup
2 ounces apple cider
3 dashes orange aromatic bitters
1 pinch flake sea salt
Orange peel
Combine bourbon, maple syrup, and apple cider. Stir or shake thoroughly. Pour over a large ice cube. Add bitters, stir, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Garnish with orange peel and serve.
