J. Henry Autumn Blaze

J. HENRY Autumn Blaze

1.5 oz J. Henry Four Grain Rye

1 oz Sweet Potato Simple (see recipe below)

3 dashes of Bittercube Jamaican #1 Bitters

• Combine all ingredients into shaker with ice.

• Shake & Strain into glass.

• Garnish: impale a marshmallow with cinnamon stick, toast marshmallow allowing cinnamon stick to smoke as well, drop on top of drink/rock

• Reward Yourself!

Sweet Potato Simple Syrup

Ingredients:

1 small sweet potato

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

Bittercube Jamaican #1 bitters

Instructions:

Take one small sweet potato, cut in half, stab a few times with a fork, and bake at 400 for about 45 minutes to an hour. You want to see it oozing and starting to caramelize, add water as needed so nothing burns.

As the sweet potatoes are beginning to finish up, begin your simple syrup of 1 cup of water to 1 cup of sugar. This is the ratio used per one small sweet potato. If you're using a larger one, guesstimate to your best ability (One large yam I cut up into five pieces that were about the size of a small sweet potato and used the same ratio of one cup of water to one cup of sugar to one small sweet potato, AKA: 5 sweet potato pieces to 5c water to 5c sugar, 20 ).

Once the simple syrup begins to simmer, add peeled sweet potatoes and muddle into the simple syrup.

Add 4-5 dashes of Jamaican #1 bitters per small sweet potato.

Bring to a boil until the color changes to a light brown (~3-5min).

For best consistency of syrup, blend the sweet potato mash/simple syrup mixture (be careful, it's hot!) in a blender.

A food processor can work too, but the syrup will be slightly thicker, it's most likely to pour out of a speed pourer.

Refrigerate between use. Will keep for 2 weeks