Pineapple Old Fashioned

📷 by: Homemade Happy Hour

A tropical twist on the old classic with the perfect balance of sweet and smoky.

INGREDIENTS FOR SYRUP:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters
• 2 cups of fresh pineapple core and outside peel pieces

DIRECTIONS FOR SYRUP:

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
3. Add the pineapple core and several outside rind pieces to the pot. Stir and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
5. Remove the large pineapple pieces with tongs and strain the syrup through a fine mesh strainer.

INGREDIENTS FOR COCKTAIL:

• 2 oz Two Georges High Corn Bourbon
• ½ oz pineapple syrup (recipe below)
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters
• Fresh pineapple slices (garnish)

DIRECTIONS FOR COCKTAIL:

1. In a mixing glass half filled with ice, combine bourbon, pineapple syrup and aromatic bitters.
2. Stir for 10 seconds until well chilled.
3. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice or one large ice cube.
4. Garnish with a slice of fresh pineapple. Sip and enjoy!