Recipe: Homemade Fireball By Jim Meehan
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
Servings:
1 cocktail
Ingredients
  • One 750-ml bottle bourbon
  • ¾ cup (6 ounces) Red Hots cinnamon candies
  • 2 ounces infused bourbon
  • 2 ounces fresh orange juice, strained
  • Ice
  • 1 long orange peel strip, for garnish
Directions
  1. Make the infused bourbon: In a large jar, combine the bourbon and Red Hots, and let sit overnight for the bourbon to infuse. The bourbon will take on a deep red color. Strain and discard any remaining Red Hots.
  2. Make the cocktail: In a mixing glass, combine the infused bourbon, orange juice and ice. Wrap the orange peel around the inside of the rocks glass, then fill it with crushed or pebbled ice. Stir and strain the liquid into the rocks glass. Serve.