Smoked Tequila Old Fashioned

steps

1. Fill a rocks glass with ice water.
2. Place sage in a smoke lid or on a food-grade wooden surface and light until steadily burning.
3. Dump out glass and place upside-down over smoking sage.
4. Once glass is filled with smoke, turn it over and cover to trap smoke inside.
   
5. Meanwhile, to a cocktail tin filled with ice, add tequila, syrup, and bitters and stir until cold, about 20 seconds.
6. Lift cover on glass and quickly add fresh ice, then immediately strain cocktail into glass. Garnish as desired.

To make the 3-Herb Gracious Grapefruit Syrup Substitution

1. Bring 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to a boil. Remove from heat and transfer half to another pan. To the first pan, add the peel of half a grapefruit and the peel of 1 lime. Cover and steep for at least 2 hours.
2. To the second pan add 5 stems fresh thyme, 2 stems fresh rosemary, and 2 stems fresh sage and steep for up to 2 hours. Strain both syrups and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.