GOOD OLD FASHIONED HEARTBREAK VALENTINE’S DAY COCKTAIL

Welcome to February, or in blog world, Valentine’s Day month.  For those of you who are not completely enamored with this month/ day, the Good Old Fashioned Heartbreak cocktail is for you.  This drink acknowledges the sweetness of the holiday with a dash of grenadine, but then makes a powerful, non-romantic statement with the kick of the Hellfire bitters.  See below for ingredients and recipe…

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces Bourbon
• 3 dashes Bittermen’s Hellfire Bitters (found at Salt and Sundry)
• 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
• splash ginger ale
• 1 blood orange slice
• 1 lemon twist

Instructions:

1. In a shaker over ice, mix bourbon, bitters, and grenadine.
2. Pour into glass over ice (or awesome large ice ball made with this).
3. Top with ginger ale.
4. Garnish with blood orange slice and lemon twist.
5. Enjoy!