★ Original Cocktail ★
Ingredients
1.5 oz 90 proof bourbon (or 2 oz 80 proof bourbon)
generous 1/4 oz golden-thyme syrup
2 dashes Scrappy’s Cardamom Bitters
5 drops saline solution
thyme sprigs
lemon peel spiral
Directions
Build in a glass over ice. Garnish with thyme sprigs and a lemon peel spiral on a cocktail pick.
Notes
This is a variation on an old fashioned. Woodford Reserve bourbon works well here with its sweeter, caramel-honey notes, but use what you like. Thyme sprigs and saline solution help coax more flavor from the syrup, while still keeping the sweetness at the right level. Scrappy’s Cardamom Bitters have the truest cardamom flavor, but again, use what you can find or prefer. The lemon peel garnish is aesthetic only—expressing lemon oil from the peel throws off the delicate balance of the drink.
I don’t gravitate toward bourbon drinks—and I just love this. Absolutely delightful.
