Uncle Nearest’s Lucky No. 1856

Uncle Nearest's Lucky Number 1856Ingredients:
2 oz Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey
1/4 oz rosemary honey syrup*
4 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: orange peel & rosemary sprig
Large ice cube

Directions:
To make rosemary honey syrup, use equal parts honey and hot water stir and cool to room temperature. Add rosemary sprigs and let cool overnight in the refrigerator. For the cocktail, add Uncle Nearest, rosemary honey syrup and orange bitters to a mixing glass (if you don’t have a mixing glass you can use a pint glass). Add ice to the mixing glass, 1/2-3/4 full of ice. Take a bar spoon and stir 15 times. Pour over a large ice cube in a double Old Fashioned glass. Cut an orange peel and twist to express the oils. Add rosemary sprig.