King Cake Old Fashioned

Mardi Gras season or not, this Old Fashioned is a year-round keeper. It brings the delicious flavors of a Mardi Gras King Cake -- particularly pecan and cinnamon -- to the cocktail glass. Our Blackstrap Rum is the perfect base here, with its tasty baked-goods notes.

King Cake Old Fashioned

by Cardinal Spirits

2 ounces Cardinal Spirits Blackstrap Rum 

1/2 ounce pecan-cinnamon syrup (recipe follows)

2 dashes Angostura bitters

orange peel, for garnish

1. Add rum, syrup, and bitters to a rocks glass with a large ice cube; stir to combine.

2. Garnish with an orange peel.

To make the pecan-cinnamon syrup: Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup pecans, and 10 cinnamon sticks to a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Once sugar has dissolved, lower heat to simmer, and heat for 20 minutes. Let cool completely, then strain out pecans and cinnamon. Store syrup in refrigerator.