Floral Old Fashioned
For the Chamomile Syrup:
1⁄4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. dried chamomile flowers
For the Cocktail:
2 oz. Speyside single-malt Scotch, preferably Dalwhinnie 15 Year
1⁄2 oz. chamomile syrup
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Edible flowers and lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions:
1. To make the syrup, combine sugar, chamomile, and 1⁄4 cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high; stir until sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Cool, then strain, discarding flowers.
2. To make the cocktail, combine Dalwhinnie 15, syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; stir, then strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with edible flowers and lemon twist.
