Dave tried this at the excellent Cafe Aion in Boulder, Colorado, where it’s called a “Bourbon Splash.” But that general description covers a multitude of drinks, most of which involve lemon (rather than orange) and mint. Dave wrote the restaurant, and Dakota S. provided this recipe, so credit where credit is due. It’s still a bit of a work in progress while he continues to tune the proportions, but what’s here is a fine start.

Ingredients:

• 1 orange slice
• 1 splash triple sec
• 1 dash of bitters*
• 2 oz bourbon
• ginger ale

Directions:

1. Muddle the orange with the triple sec and bitters in a rocks glass.
2. Fill with ice.
3. Add bourbon
4. Fill the remainder of the glass with ginger ale.**

Notes:

*Dakota didn’t specify the bitters. Orange bitters worked nicely, though. Experiment!

**While Dave prefers ginger beer to ginger ale, in this case ordinary Canada Dry blends smoothly with the other flavors.