Vanilla Chai Old Fashioned

Recipe by Half Baked Harvest

Makes 1 cocktail

Vanilla Chai Old Fashioned

A great winter warming cocktail, spiced with homemade chai syrup and little vanilla.

Chai Simple Syrup

• 4 chai tea bags

• 1⁄3 c maple syrup

• 1 t vanilla extract

Cocktail

• 2 oz bourbon

• 1 oz lemon juice

• 1-2 oz chai simple syrup

• 1 dash orange bitters

• Sparkling water, for topping off

• Cinnamon and star anise, for garnish

Chai Simple Syrup: In a medium pot, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Remove pot from the heat, and add the chai tea bags, cover, and steep for 10-15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and add the maple syrup. Bring to a boil again over high heat and boil 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool. Can keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.

Cocktail: Add all ingredients, except sparkling water, to a mixing glass and add ice. Stir until chilled then strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top off with sparkling water. Stir with a cinnamon stick and add a star anise pod to garnish.