This creative cocktail takes you to the kids’ cereal aisle for a fun twist on a classic: the Broken Shaker’s Gabriel Orta uses a cocoa cereal-infused bourbon as the core ingredient for this Old Fashioned. (Bourbon takes a few days to infuse before it develops the amazing chocolatey flavor, so plan ahead!)
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 days 10 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 1 serving |
Ingredients
- 3 cups chocolate puffed grain cereal, preferably Cocoa Puffs brand
- 3 cups bourbon, preferably Old Forester brand
- 2 ounces cocoa cereal-infused bourbon
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup, equal parts water and sugar, heated until sugar fully dissolves
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- 1/4 teaspoon Xocolatl chocolate mole bitters, available online
- Ice cubes, for stirring
- Block ice cubes, extra-large, for serving
- 1 orange twist
Instructions
- Add cereal and bourbon to a 2-quart lidded container; cover and let sit at room temperature for 2 days. Place a strainer over a bowl and strain cereal, pressing down to release all of the liquid. Use a funnel to pour infused bourbon into an empty bottle for storage. (Infused bourbon will keep as long as regular bourbon.)
- In a cocktail pitcher, add cocoa cereal-infused bourbon, simple syrup, orange bitters, and chocolate mole bitters. Fill the pitcher with ice cubes. Place a cocktail spoon down the side of the pitcher; then run the spoon around the edge of the pitcher quickly but gently to stir, about 30 seconds. Add one block ice cube to a rocks glass. Place a julep strainer over the pitcher and strain the cocktail into the rocks glass. Garnish: Peel a twist from an orange; squeeze over the cocktail to release the oils. Rub the peel around the rim of the glass, then drop into the cocktail. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 378 |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 103 mg |