Toasted Vanilla Bean & Bourbon Brûlée
Description:
This dessert-inspired cocktail blends bourbon with vanilla bean and a caramelized sugar rim for a crème brûlée-like experience, enhanced by toasted vanilla bean sticks.
Ingredients per cocktail:
2 oz Bourbon
0.5 oz Vanilla Bean Syrup simple syrup infused with real vanilla bean
2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
Caramelized Sugar for rim
Toasted Vanilla Bean Stick split a vanilla bean and slightly toast it
Instructions:
Brûlée Rim: Dip the rim in simple syrup, then into sugar. Use a torch to gently caramelize the sugar until golden.
Mix the Cocktail: Stir bourbon, vanilla bean syrup, and bitters with ice in a mixing glass.
Strain & Serve: Strain into the brûléed-rim glass over a large ice cube.
Garnish: Add a toasted vanilla bean stick for aroma.