Ingredients
2 ounces pecan-infused bourbon (recipe follows)
½ ounce lemon juice
½ ounce maple syrup
¼ ounce allspice dram
½ ounce pecan orgeat (recipe follows)
2 dashes black walnut bitters
Orange peel
Pecan-Infused Bourbon
1 cup pecans
1 liter bourbon (any decent quality; not top shelf)
Pecan Orgeat
Pecans from pecan-infused bourbon recipe
1 cup water
1 cup raw sugar
½ ounce cognac or brandy
½ ounce amaretto
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 10 seconds.
- Strain over ice filled rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
Pecan-Infused Bourbon
- Preheat oven to 375 degress.
- Roast pecans in oven until mahogany colored.
- Place roasted pecans in food-grade, lidded or glass container.
- Pour entire bottle of bourbon over pecans. Cover and let sit at room temperature for one week.
Pecan Orgeat
- After one week, strain pecans from bourbon. In a blender, combine pecans and water and blend at high speed for 2 minutes.
- Strain and press mixture through a fine mesh sieve. Discard solids.
- Combine pecan liquid with raw sugar and cook over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add Cognac and Amaretto to combine.
- Store in refrigerator.
