Mulled Manhattan
Ingredients
- Mulled Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons whole mulling spices (cinnamon, allspice, cloves) ⓘ
- 1-2 star anise ⓘ
- several strips orange zest ⓘ
- Mulled Manhatten (makes two cocktails)
- 4 ounces good bourbon (I like Buffalo Trace and Bulleit for cocktails) ⓘ
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth (I use Dolin)
- 1 ounce mulled simple syrup
- several drops orange bitters
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to small saucepan and bring to gentle simmer. Stir until all the sugar has dissolved and let simmer for 5-10 minutes or until sufficiently steeped. Turn off heat and let cool to room temp with spices. Decant into glass bottle (or plastic squeeze bottle as I do) straining out the spices. It is ready to use or keep in fridge.
- Chill your cocktail glasses.
- Mix bourbon, vermouth and mulled simple syrup over ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously until frosty. Strain into glasses.
- Sprinkle a dash of orange bitters and a dash of old fashioned bitters onto each cocktail. Twist zest over drink and drop in. You can also drop in the star anise from the mulling to give a nice aromatic. Not needed, but it looks and smells good.
- *the most common brand of old fashioned bitters are Angostura. I happen to prefer Fee Brothers, hence the more generic term.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
425
kcal
21% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).