Thomas J. Story
Dried figs add just a bit of tannin and even more caramel notes to bourbon. Orange bitters and peel take the drink in a decidedly holiday direction. Fig bourbon can be made by steeping eight figs cut in half in a half-liter of bourbon overnight.
Add sugar cube to a double Old Fashioned glass and add orange bitters. Add a dash of soda water and muddle the sugar cube and bitters until the sugar starts to dissolve a little. Pour in bourbon and stir to fully dissolve. Add ice and stir again to chill. Flame orange peel over the drink and rim the glass with the expressed peel. Drop the peel in.
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