Gingerbread Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • ½ inch fresh ginger, sliced
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 teaspoon allspice berries
  • 5 cloves
  • 4 orange slices
  • 12 dashes cardamom bitters
  • 8 ounces brandy
Directions
  1. Combine water, sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Allow the spices to steep while the mixture cools for about 20 minutes.
  4. Strain out the spices from the syrup.
  5. To build the cocktails, add 1 orange slice each to 4 rocks glasses.
  6. Add 3 dashes bitters and 1 ounce gingerbread syrup to each glass, then muddle gently to juice the orange.
  7. Fill the glasses with ice.
  8. Pour 2 ounces brandy over the ice in each glass and stir.
  9. Serve, garnished with a gingerbread cookie, if desired.