Featured Spirit: Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
Background: Developed for an Elijah Craig cocktail competition, November 2025.
Cocktail Photograph:
Ingredients
2 oz Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
¼ oz orange-infused smoked honey syrup
2 dashes black walnut bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Orange-Infused Smoked Honey Syrup
Equal parts honey and warm water
Zest from ¼ orange
Pinch of smoked sea salt
Preparation
Prepare the syrup by combining honey and warm water, adding orange zest and smoked sea salt. Allow to infuse, then strain and cool.
Combine bourbon, syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
Stir until thoroughly chilled and properly diluted.
Strain into a rocks glass over one large clear ice cube.
Express the orange peel over the cocktail and garnish with the lightly charred cinnamon stick.
Glassware: Heavy-bottomed rocks glass.
Garnish: Expressed orange peel and lightly charred cinnamon stick.
