What's in the Candy Corn Old Fashioned?
We're all about balance here. Actually, that’s not true at all. And there’s very little balance in this cocktail. Use too much candy corn and it’ll taste like you’re drinking a glass of corn syrup—seriously! That said, if you get it right, it’s delicious. The goal is to meld the bold, spicy notes of whiskey with the sweet nostalgia of candy corn, without overpowering either element, exactly like the classic Old Fashioned. And, as usual, the addition of Angostura bitters and a hint of orange zest brings complexity and rounds out the flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Bourbon Whiskey - Rye works too
- 1 oz Candy Corn infused Whiskey (recipe below)
- 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- Orange Peel: For garnish
- Candy Corn: For garnish & to infuse the whiskey
Instructions
Ingredients for Candy Corn Infused Whiskey - 4 servings (4oz):
- ½ cup of whiskey
- ¼ cup of candy corn
Instructions for Candy Corn Infused Whiskey:
- Infusing candy corn into your whiskey is a pretty easy endeavor, it just takes time for the candy corn to dissolve—think simple syrup without the water.
- Combine the bourbon and candy corn in a small bowl or mason jar.
- Over an hour or two, the candy corn will simply dissolve.
- Occasionally stir with a spoon to speed up the process.
- Sweetness Factor: If sweet drinks are your thing and you have a serious sweet tooth, aim for a 1-to-1 ratio. Add ½ a cup of candy corn and cover it with ½ a cup of bourbon. We preferred the ratios mentioned above, as they kept the drink from being overly sweet.
Cocktail Instructions:
- Once your candy corn infused whiskey is ready, mix 1 oz of regular whiskey and 1 oz of infused whiskey in a prepared mixing glass or shaker.
- Add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters to the mix.
- Stir the mixing glass for about 30 seconds to chill and dilute slightly.
- Strain and Pour the cocktail into a prepared drinking glass.
- If you’re feeling fancy, place a large ice cube into the rocks glass to ensure that the melting ice doesn’t dilute the whiskey as quickly.
- Garnish: Express the oils from an orange peel over the top of the drink and drop it in as a garnish.
- Optional: Add a few candy corn pieces on a cocktail pick for an extra holiday touch.
Notes
Large batch:
If you’d like to make a large batch of this cocktail ahead of time, pour a bottle of bourbon into a pitcher and fill it a quarter of the way with candy corn. Stir, let it dissolve and serve. Obviously, if you want the drink to be sweeter, fill the pitcher halfway with candy corn. Anything more than that and you might as well bump a line of cocaine.
Sweetness:
No joke, this drink can get very sweet. We originally started with ½ a cup of candy corn and filled the glass with bourbon until it covered the candy. This yielded us about ½ cup or 4 ounces of infused bourbon. When we then made the cocktail, it was more high fructose corn syrup than Old Fashioned.
Nutrition
Serving: 2ozCalories: 220kcal
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