1. Make maple simple syrup by boiling 1 cup maple syrup and 1 cup water, add maple syrup, bourbon, and bitters in a rocks glass, stir, garnish with orange peel.
To sum it up, the Heart of Stone is essentially a salted mezcal split-based Cynar Boulevardier. I developed this drink mid-Pandemic on the fly; it was one of those rare drinks where the first attempt worked out perfectly...no tweaking!View Full Recipe