In a pretty fantastic mood today! Want to know why? Because I leave for California in the morning! My grandma is turning 80 on the 19th so my mom and I thought it would be fun to fly out to L.A. and take a three generation road trip up Highway 1 to San Francisco. I seriously could not be more excited for this adventure and my grandma is the funniest person I know so she’ll be the perfect road trip buddy. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is packing.
I’m absolutely hopeless when it comes to packing, especially for a big trip like this one. I over pack like nobody’s business and typically have to check, recheck, write a list, check it twice (see what I did there) and still end up not bringing something I need/wanted. So when it came to packing for this trip I decided to have a little cocktail before hand. I figured this could either relax me or I’ll get to San Francisco in December and pull out bikinis and high waisted shorts. Either way I needed a pick me up in the form of a stiff drink.
In my effort to bring that comforting winter feeling to my deranged packing mind, I crafted up this gorgeous Honey Winter Bourbon Cocktail with Honey Sage Syrup. The citrus from the orange and the sweet and earthiness from the honey sage syrup pair perfectly with Wild Turkey Bourbon. While this started as a quick cocktail just for me, it of course turned into an hour of crafting and serving cocktails to my entire family. A little tip for hosting, I always serve whiskey or bourbon drinks in my favorite Schott Zwiesel Old Fashioned Glasses
Check out tips on where we stopped, what we saw, and of course where we ate and drank on our trip:
Where To Stop Along The Pacific Coast Highway
Honey Winter Bourbon Cocktail with Honey Sage Syrup 
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Honey Winter Bourbon Cocktail with Honey Sage Syrup
Ingredients
- HONEY SAGE SYRUP
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 10-12 fresh sage leaves
- COCKTAIL
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 orange peel
- 1 fresh sage leaves
- 3 tbsp honey sage syrup
Instructions
- Bring the water, honey, and sage to a boil in a pot over medium high heat. Reduce to low and simmer 3 minutes. Turn off heat and let syrup cool.
- Fill your Schott Zwiesel Old Fashioned Glasses with ice. Pour bourbon and cooled syrup over ice. Twist your orange peel directly over glass until you see the oils release. Place in glass with bourbon and garnish with a fresh sage leaf.
- This cocktail is not sweet so if you like sweeter drinks, feel free to add more honey.
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