This Fall Spice Cordial is an amazing drink with a little spice and a little chill with a lot of flavor that is ideal for chilly autumn nights. The fascinating ingredient here is the chipotle-orange syrup (recipe below), which has a tang, kick and sweetness rolled into one and it plays very nicely against a premium bourbon and the soothing taste of the vanilla from Navan.
You can find this cocktail, along with 59 other spicy cocktails, in Kara Newman's book Spice & Ice (2009, Chronicle Books LLC).
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Navan Natural Vanilla Liqueur
- 1 oz Bourbon
- 3/4 oz Chipotle-orange syrup (recipe below)
- 2 Dashes Regan's Orange Bitters
- Orange peel, for garnish
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- Additional ingredients needed:
- water
- Chipotle pepper
- fresh orange peel
- sugar
Preparation:
- Mix together all ingredients except for the orange peel.
- Shake together with ice and strain into a martini glass.
- Garnish with the orange peel.
Chipotle-Orange Syrup
- 2 Cups water
- 1 Chipotle pepper
- 2 Strips fresh orange peel
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Reduce to a simmer and add the chipotle pepper and orange peel.
- Cover and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain with a fine-mesh sieve and add the sugar.
- Return to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Pour the syrup into a container and keep in the refrigerator.
