Ash & Ember
Bourbon, amaro, and charred wood bitters built over a single transparent ice cube that has been frozen with a piece of charred cedar inside — the drink clarifies as the ice melts, revealing the wood at its center.
Served in a rocks glass · Garnish: Cedar ice cube, charred wood bitters drop · Difficulty: hard
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon (Elijah Craig)
- 0.5 oz Amaro Averna
- 4 dashes Charred Wood Bitters
- 0.25 oz Demerara Syrup
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir 35 seconds.
- Strain over a single large clear ice cube in a rocks glass.
- For theatrics: freeze a small piece of food-safe charred cedar inside the ice cube.
- Garnish with a single drop of charred wood bitters floated on the surface.