Chai-Spiced Old Fashioned
Warm, aromatic, and perfect for cooler months. This one uses a homemade chai syrup instead of plain simple syrup, so the spice is baked into the sweetness itself.
Ingredients
- 2 oz rye whiskey
- ½ oz chai syrup recipe below
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- cinnamon stick and orange peel for garnish
Instructions
- Stir rye, chai syrup, and bitters with ice until chilled. Strain over one large cube. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a wide orange peel, expressed over the top before dropping in.
Notes
Chai Syrup Steep 4 chai tea bags (or 2 tbsp loose chai blend) in 1 cup of hot simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water, brought just to a simmer) for 10 minutes. Strain and let cool. Keeps in the fridge for up to two weeks.