Maple-Bourbon Smash

Name: Maple-Bourbon Smash
Yield: makes 1 drink
Ingredients: 1/2 ounce pure maple syrup, preferably Grade A Dark Amber; 1/2 ounce fresh orange juice; 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice; 4 dashes of Angostura bitters; 1/2 orange wheel; 2 ounces bourbon; Ice; 1 1/2 ounces chilled seltzer

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Robb Turner, owner of Crown Maple, uses his richly flavored dark amber syrup to make this riff on an Old-Fashioned cocktail.

By Food & Wine Editors

February 2013

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

makes 1 drink

Ingredients

1/2 ounce pure maple syrup, preferably Grade A Dark Amber
1/2 ounce fresh orange juice
1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
4 dashes of Angostura bitters
1/2 orange wheel
2 ounces bourbon
Ice
1 1/2 ounces chilled seltzer

Directions

Step 1
In a rocks glass, combine the maple syrup with the orange juice, lemon juice and bitters. Add the orange wheel and lightly muddle. Add the bourbon and stir well. Fill the glass with ice and top with the chilled seltzer.

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10/11/2021

It was good. Great accompaniment to an old fashioned. Little salty, but recovers nicely.

Kevin_B

04/10/2020

Excellent drink, use real maple syrup and freshly squeezed fruit.

Budd8025

12/13/2016

Nice. I'm not usually a fan of OJ in my drinks. The OJ in this drink is sufficiently subdued for me to enjoy the bourbon.

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