King Cake Old Fashioned

Name: King Cake Old Fashioned
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup water; 6 to 8 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks; 1 (2 1/2-inch) ice cube or ice ball; 2 ounces Rougaroux 13 Pennies Praline Rum*; 2 dashes of El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters**; 1 (1/2- by 3-inch) piece orange peel and 2 to 3 golden raisins for garnish; 1 (2 1/2-inch); ; 1 cocktail pick

9 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
6 to 8 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
1 (2 1/2-inch) ice cube or ice ball
2 ounces Rougaroux 13 Pennies Praline Rum*
2 dashes of El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters**
1 (1/2- by 3-inch) piece orange peel and 2 to 3 golden raisins for garnish
1 (2 1/2-inch)
; 1 cocktail pick

Directions

1

In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water, and cinnamon sticks to a boil, stirring occasionally, and continue boiling until the sugar is completely dissolved, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool the syrup then remove and discard the cinnamon sticks. DO AHEAD:
2

Place 1 (2 1/2-inch) ice cube in a rocks glass. Add the rum, the bitters, and 1/2 teaspoon (1/4 ounce) cinnamon syrup, and stir until well chilled. Squeeze the orange peel over the drink, making sure the oils fall into the glass, then thread the peel, along with the raisins, onto a cocktail pick. Place the pick in the drink and serve.