Chai Old Fashioned

INGREDIENTS :

2oz Chai infused, milk washed bourbon

.25oz brown sugar simple syrup

Several dashes of citrus bitters

Orange peel & Luxardo Maraschino cherries for garnish

*see below for more details*

INSTRUCTIONS : 

1. In a rocks glass, combine bourbon, simple syrup and bitters and gently stir. 

2. Add several large ice cubes and garnish with an orange peel and cherries (be sure to twist the orange peel over the glass to express the oil before dropping it in!).

Chai infused, milk washed bourbon - 

1. In a large mason jar combine 3 cups of your favorite bourbon with 2 to 4 chai tea bags (depending on your spice flavor preference). Seal and store for up to a week, letting the flavors combine, before removing the tea bags. 

2. For the milk wash - slowly pour the bourbon into whole milk (about 20% the amount of the bourbon, so in this case .6 cups of milk). 

3. Gently stir the mixture. You will see curds start to form. Let this mixture sit for 3 hours. 

4. Then using a coffee filter, strain the bourbon several times, leaving collected residue in the filter as you continue to strain. 

**The milk wash part of this is optional, the cocktail is delicious either way!

Enjoy! with love + salt, Em