I had some saffron sitting in the spice cabinet that needed to be used. Food? No way. Drink!
The Orange Crocus
- Prep a small orange wheel and notch cut for the rim of a glass. Chill a sour glass.
- In a metal tumbler, add:
- 2 oz of Havana Club 3
- 1 oz of fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp of clover honey
- 1 bsp of fresh ground true cinnamon
- 3 threads of Spanish saffron
- Shake with ice for at least 20 seconds and the tumbler is frosty
- Pour and strain with a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer into the glass
- Garnish with orange wheel