The Gold Fashioned

Rapid Creek Cidery serves its apple-kissed Gold Fashioned with an extra-large ice cube so the drink doesn't get diluted--but of course ordinary cubes will work, too.

The Gold Fashioned
Total Time:
5 mins
Servings:
1

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces bourbon

  • 1 ounce semisweet hard cider, such as original Angry Orchard or Stella Artois's Cidre

  • ΒΌ ounce demerara syrup*

  • 5 dashes aromatic bitters, such as Angostura

  • 1 Good-quality preserved cherries, such as Luxardo**

Directions

  1. In a tall glass or cocktail shaker, combine bourbon, cider, demerara syrup and bitters over ice. Stir until very cold. Strain into a rocks glass; add a single large ice cube. Garnish with a cherry.

*Demerara Syrup

In a screw-top jar, combine equal amounts of Demerara sugar and water. Cover and shake well until sugar is dissolved.

**Shopping tip

Italian Luxardo cherries are the original maraschino--an elegant and delicious splurge. Tillen Farms' Bada Bing Cherries are an affordable alternative. (Bonus: The syrup in either is fabulous in cocktails or club soda.) Buy online or at well-stocked supermarkets or liquor stores.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

170 Calories
7g Carbs
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 1
Calories 170
% Daily Value *
Sodium 7mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 7g 3%
Total Sugars 6g
Calcium 3mg 0%
Potassium 2mg 0%
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