Ingredients

  • 2 ozbrown butter bourbon(fat-washed)
  • ½ ozmaple syrup
  • 2 dashesAngostura bitters
  • 🍋expressed orange peel(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Add maple syrup and bitters to a mixing glass
  2. Add brown butter bourbon and fill with ice
  3. Stir for about 30 seconds until well chilled and diluted
  4. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube
  5. Express an orange peel over the drink and discard

📜 History

Fat-washing spirits became popular in the craft cocktail movement of the 2000s. Brown butter adds nutty toasted notes that complement maple syrup beautifully. This technique was pioneered by bartenders exploring culinary crossovers.

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