Directions
- Pour bourbon into decanter, and load a smoker gun with maple wood shavings.
- Fill decanter, ensuring bourbon is saturated with dense smoke.
- Seal decanter so that it is airtight, and rotate decanter frequently to infuse bourbon for about five minutes.
- Remove decanter seal and pour.
- Fill half a cocktail glass with water and freeze on a 45° angle.
- Fill a yarai with ice.
- Pour two ounces of smoked bourbon, 1/3 ounce of maple syrup, and four dashes of blackstrap molasses bitters.
- Stir for 15 to 20 seconds.
- Strain cocktail and garnish with rosemary sprig and bacon.
Recipes c/o Dave Osorio, The Minister Group