Champagne and strawberries for date night are so last year, this month of love why not treat your date to a Classic Old Fashioned cocktail and spiced pecans.
Both elements are quick, simple and easy to make. In the recipe below we used super-premium bourbon, Woodford Reserve, which is particularly suited to the Classic Old Fashioned cocktail.
The Classic Old Fashioned:
- 50 ml Woodford Reserve bourbon
- 1tsp Brown Sugar
- 2 Dashes Bitters
- Orange zest garnish
Add sugar, bitters, 25ml Woodford Reserve into a mixing glass and half fill with ice. Stir well and add 25 ml Woodford Reserve and fill with ice. Stir well and strain into a tumbler glass filled with ice. Garnish with fresh orange zest.
Spiced Pecans by Myrna Robins
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 TBS maple syrup
- half cup pecan nuts
- quarter tsp chilli powder
Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Stir the sugar, butter and maple syrup together in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the pecans and stir until well coated. Sprinkle with chilli powder and continue stirring for a few minutes. Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and allow to cool.
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The super-premium small batch craft bourbon, Woodford Reserve, has the perfectly balanced taste of more than 200 delectable flavour notes from sweet and spicy aromatics to fruit and floral notes.
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