• 1 piece of orange peel (about 1 by 2 inches)

• 3/4 oz. Winter Warmth Syrup (below)

• 2 dashes of Fee Brothers black walnut bitters

• 2 oz. Bourbon or Irish Whisky

Tools: mixing glass, muddler, barspoon, strainer

Glass: Old Fashioned

Place the orange peel in a mixing glass, pour in the syrup and bitters, and muddle. Pour in the whisky, add ice, and stir until to chill. Strain over 1 large ice cube in an Old Fashioned glass.

Winter Warmth Syrup

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 1 cup Demerara sugar

• 1/2 apple, peeled, cored, and diced

• 1/2 pear, peeled, cored, and diced

• 12 walnut halves

• 3 cinnamon sticks, broken up

• 6 whole cloves

• 1 whole nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and simmer for 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool. Strain into a clean glass bottle, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Makes about 2 cups.